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Providing support for marketing of cocoa in West Sulawesi Amanah Cooperative, situated in Wonomulyo, Polewali Mandar District, West Sulawesi, was established in 2006 by 27 people of whom mostly farmers as a pre-cooperative. On 12 February 2007, Amanah was officially registered as a multi-business secondary cooperative. The cooperative collects cocoa out of 7 regions around Polman district and the plan is to expand to 9 regions in 2015. The members of Amanah are 7 primary cooperatives, consisting of farmer groups. The number of farmer groups has grown from 11 in 2007 to 84 farmer groups in the beginning of 2015.  Initially, the goal of Amanah is to secure the collection of cocoa by the primary cooperatives and offering services to the farmers as saving & credit, training and communal purchasing of goods. In this process the cooperative is supported by Veco International, who funds technical support of local NGO and founder of Amanah, Wasiat. In March 2014, the buyer Armajaro indicated no longer to buy the cocoa of the farmer groups. After negotiations with PT Mars Symbioscience Indonesia corporation and collection of internal cash a marketing department was established by Amanah and purchasing and marketing of the cocoa was carried out by the cooperative. In this new role, the cooperative is undergoing some challenges such as: 
•	Local buyers as competitors;
•	Not enough cash flow to buy all the cocoa of the farmers;
•	Different quality provided by farmers of each limited piece of land;
•	Financial bookkeeping of marketing department is not developed yet;
•	Limited enthusiasm of skilled farmers to take up positions in board and/or supervisory board.

As the cooperative already receives support on the level of technical support on production side, Agriterra will focus more on the development of the organisation, a.o. with governance support and training, improving the financial system and financial management training.

1) Improvement of governance
* Change the shares of marketing department into loan construction
* Train farmer group heads about role and responsibilities in cooperative
* Adjust the bylaws/statutes to current situation

2) Improvement of financial management
* Update knowledge about financial management
* Draft opening balance sheet for collective marketing unit 
* Set up temporarily system in Excel to keep track of stock in warehouse and to be able to draft balance sheet and profit and loss statement
* Set up of budget
* Find financial system for saving & loan department and collective marketing to increase the repayment rate of the lenders
Operationalizing the joint promotion of seed potatoes in Uganda Uganda National Seed Potato Producers (UNSPPA) is a farmer organization in Uganda which was formed in 1995 and registered under the company’s act since October 1997.  The head offices are located in Kabale, South Western part of Uganda.    The major operational area includes but not limited to Kabale, Rubanda, Rukiga, Kisoro, Rukungiri and Kanungu districts which are the major potato producing areas in Uganda. Currently, UNSPPA has with 436 (231 females & 205 males) individual registered members and 4712 (2928 females & 1784 males) affiliated members through community based groups. The Association is open for all farmers’ organizations and individuals all over Uganda engaged in seed potato production. 
UNSPPA’s vision is to “Enable a self-sustaining seed potato production system for increased food security and income at house hold levels in Uganda”, with the main objective of promoting the production and distribution of improved seed potatoes in Uganda. 

The general objective for ''Operationalizing the joint promotion of seed potatoes in Uganda'' project is the strengthening of the operations of UNSPPA, the farmer-led organization in Uganda in their efforts to realize their BHAG related to becoming the leader in production and distribution of improved seed potatoes in Uganda. 

The overall goal of the project is to strengthen the governance and financial management of UNSPPA which form the basis for the organization to be able to fulfill their mission to promote the production and distribution of quality seed potatoes in Uganda
FACT Ethiopia 2018 - 2019 FACT roll out as part of the cooperative renewal project. This project started in 2017 with the Symposium on Participatory Farmers Proposal Preparation and sharing Ugandan and South Asian experiences. FACT is proven effective and efficient method for addressing and solving challenges and difficulties for farmers to address their needs.

Plan is rolling out a full FACT trajectory, with 4 Unions in 2018-2019

Develop a pipeline of alternative funding. Target for 2018 is 300K euro.
Le renforcement de la base de la coopérative RAEK La RAEK est une coopérative créée en 2013 avec 2,100 membres qui inclure 600 membres qui sont certifiés dans la production de café de haute qualité, biologique et certifié par des institutions comme IMO et FLO. En 2015 et en 2016 RAEK a vendu un seul container à Oxfam Fair Trade International (K2, 85 points et biologique). À coté la vente internationale, RAEK vend également au niveau local.  
  

  
Les activités commerciales de la RAEK doivent se renforcer pour l’avenir. L’organisation n’acheté plus de 7% des récolte de ses membres et l’organisation n’a pas été réussite en trouver plus des acheteurs internationaux. Il faut chercher pour les acheteurs internationaux et les organisations financières afin de devenir capable de préfinancer la campagne. 


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RAEK veut professionnaliser ses affaires, sa gouvernance et sa gestion financière afin de devenir une coopérative profitable. Agriterra a commencé l’appui de la RAEK à la fin de l’année 2016, avec une vocalisation sur l’amélioration de la gestion financière et la transparence. RAEK a arrangé ses états financiers et une expert-comptable a fait un audit des dernières années. En 2017 l’audit sera présenté à l’Assemblée Générale et les activités prévue dans le plan d’action s’agissent la professionnalisation de la gestion financière, l’intensification des activités commerciales et la planification stratégique.
Improving BAMSCOS Farmer Services in 2016 Baringo Agricultural Marketing Services Cooperative Society limited (BAMSCOS) is an umbrella organization formed in August 2012 by fifteen (15) agricultural marketing cooperatives in Baringo County. Thirteen of these cooperatives are dealing with marketing of members milk while two (2) are involved in coffee activity. The dairy affiliates are Kiptoim, Mogotio, Kiplombe, Sabatia, Arama, Langas, Mwachon, Mumberes, Torongo, Sigoro, Emining,Kisanana and Kabimoi DFCS. The affiliates dealing with coffee are Sirwa and Kabimoi coffee fcs. Recently BAMSCOS increased its membership to 19 Affiliates, Kasoiyo,Tenges,Baringo Mosop and Tuiyobei fcs. Thirteen (17) Dairy affiliates of BAMSCOS market approximately 48,000kgs of milk per day with a total milk turnover of Kshs.1, 632,000. Total active membership stand at 11,557.The main goal for the formation of BAMSCOS was to facilitate the farmers’ access to profitable markets for their farm produce, provision of production support services and championing farmers’ interest through advocacy.The organization is financially supported by WEeffect through the Dairy Productivity and Marketing Project (DPM).

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Improve Farmers Advisory Services and enhance lobby capacity
Improve financial services & strengthen market position Mahanje SACCOS Ltd is located in Madaba village, Madaba sub-district, Songea rural area. It was founded in 1995 with around 68 members and registered with number RVR 397 at 25h February, 1998. The SACCOS is a financial Cooperative Society offering financial services (deposits, savings, Mpesa and loans) to its members. It’s the only SACCOS around. There are eight villages (Madaba, Mahanje, Kipingo, Lituta, Mtepa, Magingo, Mkongotema and Lutukila). The total population is about 12.000 and around 8.000 working.

Mahanje SACCOS has strong competition of commercial banks, need also to improve of services and products.

Mahanje SACCOS will only focus on trainings (marketing & financial management) and 1 agripool mission in 2018. Mahanje SACCOS is a relatively strong SACCOS with  stiff competition in its area. The demand to Agriterra was specifically to help Mahanje SACCOS to compete in the market.

Mahanje SACCOS wants to grow and increase its capital and members and become more resilient to competition from other (commercial) banks.
Increase income of farmer members and improve own financial sustainability through marketing of value added products SFACFL Makwanpur provides services to its members with the main aim to improve the income of the farmers. In 2017, the coordination between Agriterra, DAF and ENZA resulted in initiation of marketing of three products: turmeric, maize flour and honey with the brand name of "Kisan ko" (literally means farmers') on behalf of six primary cooperative with the expectation of better price to farmers and generating more income to DAF. With technical support from ENZA Zaden, DAF also supported three member cooperatives to improve local seeds of broad leaf mustard, hot pepper and black beans. 
  
DAF has a goal of moving from donor dependency to generating sustainable own source of income through internal capitalization and marketing. With this goal in mind, the focus on 2018 will be to scale up the marketing of agricultural products and seeds which benefits large number of farmers. Agriterra will support the federation through Business plan development for the retail outlets, marketing and promotional activities via business development manager including the collaboration with ENZA to improve quality of seeds on broad leaf mustard, black beans and hot pepper. 


In order to support the goal of financial sustainability and improved agribusiness servicess to its members, Agriterra and DAF in collaboration of ENZA will carry out the following activities in 2018:
1. Support from Agriterra to BDM who will act as market representative for DAF and creat market linkages with multiple wholesellers, retailers, cooperatives and traders and play the lead role to carry out several promotional activities,
2. Assist DAF to develop business plan for their retail outlet with clear targest, required investment and projection of future cash flows,
3.  Agripool assignments that include coaching and technical advice to seed growers farmers at Bajrabarahi, Goganane and Namtaar and Workshop on business plan development, marketing and investment need required per cooperatives for materials, working capital, branding and marketing
 4. Support in processing, packaging and marketing of seeds.

The goal of the project is that the federation becomes financially sustainable through the marketing and sales of Turmeric, Honey and maize flour. The expected outcome at the end of 2018 is that SFACFL Makwanpur is able to sell at least 10 tons of Turmeric, 8 tons of honey and 20 tons of maize and the initiation of seeds marketing.
Professionalize the Business of Menghai Federation Since 2011, together with Menghai Agricultural Economic Management station (AEMS,a government institution at County level ), Agriterra support 5 farmers cooperatives until the end of 2014. In 2015, Peter Brouwers and Carl Jansen have accomplished the mission to establish a federation in Menghai. As a result, Xishuangbanna Yuanxiangwotu Federation was established on December 24th, 2015, by six cooperatives. The 6 members cooperatives are: Mangen Rice Coop, Mannan Small-ear pig Coop, Nongyu Agriculture Coop, Xiangle Fruit and Vegetables Coop, Mingjun Tea Coop and Manmengyang Rice Coop. There are around 2500 household farmers members in the 6 coops.


Its overall policy is to provide a promotion and sales platform for its member cooperatives, insisting its focus on high-quality and biologic products. It also provide technical guidance and information-providing services, develop Agri-tourism, inherit and promote ethnic brand. Its ambitious vision is to sell their green、 biological and high-quality agricultural products to all over the country, contributing to green living.
As agreed with the Federation and Menghai AEMS (AEMS provide the administration support for the project ), Agriterra has supported them on business planning, internal capitalization, financial management , as well as market survey in 2016.
In 2017, the federation will invest in sales shops and  marketing, include sales people.  Agriterra will continue to support the federation on team building, marketing strategies, financial management system and technical training on pig raising. 




We promised them to support them with an actionplan in 2017: 
Training:1. Training on team building2. Training on marketing3. Training on pig raising
Advice:
1. Help to develop job description manual
2. Help to develop financial management system
3. Marketing internship 


Goal is to strenghthen the Menghai federation on financial management, market survey, Businessplanning, quality control and the organisation of a federation. There is a complex factor: the coops in this new federation heva different crops. So it's important to look for shared values and activities for the federation.
Le renforcement de la base de la coopérative RAEK La RAEK est une coopérative créée en 2013 avec 2,100 membres qui inclure 600 membres qui sont certifiés dans la production de café de haute qualité, biologique et certifié par des institutions comme IMO et FLO. En 2015 et en 2016 RAEK a vendu un seul container à Oxfam Fair Trade International (K2, 85 points et biologique). En 2017 l'organisation a connu une situation de crise ou niveau de la gouvernance, qui a résulté dans une chute des ventes. À côté la vente internationale, RAEK vend également au niveau local.  

       Finaliser   l'audit 2013-2014-2015 et la présentation à l'AG (35% restant de 2016)
       Audit 2016 et 2017 avec les frais d'Agriterra specificié
       Logiciel comptable - achat, installation, formation et appui
       Revision des statuts en accordance avec OHADA et atelier   mécanisme cooperative avec les membres
       Enregistrement au RCCM
       Obtenir les titres de propriétés (cadastres et taxateur)
       Contribution au salaire de comptable et une caissière à   concurrence de 50%
       Actualiser le MAPAF
       Appui de renouvellement de la certification biologique
  

RAEK veut professionnaliser ses affaires, sa gouvernance et sa gestion financière afin de devenir une coopérative profitable. Agriterra a commencé l’appui de la RAEK à la fin de l’année 2016, avec une vocalisation sur l’amélioration de la gestion financière et la transparence. En 2017 Agriterra n'a pas formellement travaillé avec RAEK. En 2018 un audit financier sera présenté à l’Assemblée Générale et les activités prévue dans le plan d’action s’agissent la professionnalisation de la gestion financière, l’intensification des activités commerciales et la planification stratégique.
Hiring interim manager Due to internal issues of Lelbren, overall milk volume dropped dramatically from 5,427,475 kg in 2011 to 2,922,739 kg in 2012 (-46%). To solve these internal issues (for example composition of Board and conflict of interest of some Board members who also provide transport services to Lelbren), Agriterra proposed to take charge of an interim manager for 6 months.

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The interim manager (interim CEO) task is to bring Lelbren back to profitability and restructure the organisation completely to do away with any conflict of interest and inability to move Lelbren forward at Board level
Seed potato quality improvement Agriterra is planning to help SPF to improve the skills of their field staff (Agronomists), make the follow-up on seed potato fields, storing techniques, know the exact origin of seeds and how they are performing at their  clients' fields. SPF needs also to improve their financial management and governance. 

       Implementing   the traceability system: Agriterra will invite the Agripooler to develop the traceability system whereby all potato seeds in SPF system will be labelled. The implementation will be done by SPF-Ikigega.      Marketing SPF products (seed potatoes): The aim of this activity is to minimize post-harvest losses. Agriterra and SPF want to see all the seeds supplied to SPF being bought.      Plantlet business facilitation: In order to increase the  quantities of earlier generation seeds, SPF wants to help members with screen houses to access clean seeds (vitro plant-lets) developed by Rwanda Agriculture Board.       Organizing annual institutional audit; SPF and Agriterra want to have an audit report with an opinion from the certified external auditor.  

SPF business relies more on the quality of seed potatoes they are sourcing from seed growers and sell to their clients. The main objective is to help them improve the quality of these seeds by ensuring the traceability of the seeds in their system and strengthening their follow.
Crash course and Agriterra - Acodea Year summit Agriterra and Acodea are agri-agencies founded and steered by the farmers’ organisations and agricultural cooperatives in respectively the Netherlands and Spain. Their mandate is to strengthen producers’ organisations in developing countries whereby they mainly act as a facilitating agency providing advisory and broker services to farmers organisations and farmer-led business initiatives
Agriterra and Acodea are members of Agricord and work closely together and both agencies share the same ambition and passion for cooperatives and farmer organisations. They are strongly aligned in terms of strategy, policies and approaches, they use the same approaches, tools and procedures and last but not least they have the same managing director.
This year many summits have taken place, but the Agriterra – Acodea 2017 Year Summit can easily be considered as the Summit of all Summits! It has become a tradition whereby all business advisors come together for a couple of days to look back at last year and to discuss plans and strategy for the coming year.
Started in January 2012 in Gaanderen with a small group of 8 advisors, in the course of time the number of participants increased rapidly. This 2017 edition more than 75 business advisors from China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Nepal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia, Rwanda, Peru, Bolivia, Spain, Myanmar, Philippines and the Netherlands are expected in Elspeet – the Netherlands as participant of the Year Summit.
The fast growing number of business advisors combined with the policy to work in self steering teams, makes it more relevant than ever to come together once a year to meet new colleagues, to catch up with old ones, to analyze achievements, setbacks and challenges, to talk strategy and planning, to work on skills development, to work hard and above all, to have fun!
The newly hired business advisors will participate in the Crash course, in week prior to the summit.
In 2018, no Year summit is scheduled. However, the Crash Course will remain on the agenda to be organised in The Netherlands.


Crash course is scheduled for week 4-8 December and Year summit in subsequent week of 11-15 December 2017.
For 2018, no Year summit is scheduled. However, the Crash Course will remain on the agenda to be organised in The Netherlands. Besides, 2 online Crash courses will be conducted in 2018.

Newly hired staff has good understnding of Why. What, How of Agriterra and Acodea.
Renovation of colony farm Olan Bayongbong is a dairy cooperative in West Java, Indonesia and has about 1,500 active members who each have 2 to 3 milking cows. The cooperative milk goes to Frisian Flag Indonesia (FFI). Most farmers have their own farm and stable, but the cooperative has also set up a joint company: the colony farm Olan. The farm was built in 2004 for 200 cows and offered to 73 farmers an income. It was setup as a collaboration between the cooperative and the government to strengthen the agricultural sector and encourage local entrepreneurship. The cooperative built the stable and the government has arranged for the cows. Poor entrepreneurs who wanted to be a farmer, could start a business in this way. They received an average of two cows to earn an income. Due to lack of specific knowledge about dairy farming, Olan was not an immediate success. Therefore, currently there are only 50 cows owned by 22 active farmers and despite of the possibilities, Olan is somewhat run-down.
The family of Dutch dairy farmer John Hesselmans, who unfortunately died too young, collected money during his funeral, which they donated to Agriterra to renovate Olan. One of the employees of Frisian Flag Indonesia made a plan to renovate 50 cow places. After renovation, the farmers will be trained and Olan will be used as a demonstration farm for other farmers.

50 of the total 200 cow places will be renovated. The trusses and roof will be cleaned, and an automatic drink water system will be installed, so that the cows have continuous drinking water. Also rubber mats will be installed on the concrete cow places for more comfort for the cows.

1) 50 cow places of colony farm Olan renovated and ready to use
2) Drafted basic management rules 
3) Farmers trained and capable of running Olan in a good way