Market and information access for farmers In 2012 Myanzi ACE started to support members in improving access to local markets. The current project plans to upscale the efforts of Mayanzi Area Cooperative Enterprise and it's member Rural Peoples Organisations in providing market information to farmers and accessing new markets. Information is provided through mobile phone services and radio broadcasting. The purpose of the project is to upscale the strengthening of farmer access to information and Markets in Myanzi and Nalutuntu Sub Counties. The specific objectives of the project are:
•	To improve skills of men and women cooperative farmers in marketing of produce
•	To promote access to market information by cooperative farmers in Myanzi and Nalutuntu sub counties
•	To improve quality of the produce through post harvest handling
•	To promote value addition of maize
•	To strengthen the institutional capacity of the ACE and RPOs in marketing of produce
Direct beneficiaries of this project are 880 cooperative farmers (220 adult men, 220 adult women, 220 male youth, 220 female youth).

The membership of Myanzi ACE grew up to 22 rural people organizations (RPO’s) in 2012, in this period Myanzi wants to welcome 6 new RPO's. The numbers of members of the coop is 4692 (40% women). All RPO’s save, with the four SACCO’s (Savings and Credit Cooperatives) operating in the area. Ongoing activities will continue in 2013-2014, like forming groups and societies, capacity building of the members through trainings and constant advisory services, promotion of improved methods of farming, promote access to markets through joint bulking and marketing, access to credit, value addition (processing and packaging), joint mobilization and contract farming for potential value addition to farmers produce. Through contract farming Myanzi is accessing support from some private companies in form of inputs like: seeds, farmers trainings and on farm support supervision. These companies are: Nile breweries for the Epuripur and Iseso both sorghum varieties for the next five years, Ugachik factory with soya beans farming involving all the RPOs and also contract farming and MBEGU Investments, for Maize, Kenyan hybrid variety for two years. In 2012 there was more attention for soy bean. In 2013-2014 Myanzi also wants to improve maize marketing, currently the sales volume via the ACE is 1,000 MT, it is expected that this volume will grow in 2014 to 2,500 MT. At this moment the RPO’s are not involved in marketing of maize, by the end of 2014 there are 10 RPO that want to be involved in marketing of maize. The emphasis will be on marketing and what farmers should do to meet the demands in volume and quality (post harvest handling).  
Myanzi wants to expand services of the new enterprises: grinding mill for the value addition, agro-input shop in Myanzi town (quality chemical, fertilizers, improved seeds, tools/equipments and various technical advises), chai seed which is a medicinal plant being promoted and grown on contract farming with Joseph Enterprises in Kamapal and at community level animal and poultry farming, more contract farming and a hiring tractor service is in process.

Increase milk intake by 2,000 l/day for society and decrease side selling