Food Security&Enterprise development of cooperatives Jimo Ocossa in Bobole of village-Marracuene From March 2015 to March 2016, the Asdelo, Association for Local Development implemented the Empowerment Project of Cashew Producers in Marracuene, specifically with members of the three cooperatives in village of NGimo Ocossa - Marracuene District. This first phase or pilot project , was funded by CAFOD, with the aim of improving the production of cashew nuts. During this period they were developed various activities to achieve this goal including cleanings, phytosanitary pruning, chemical treatment and processing or cashew as well as pear.

Under the same project, the Asdelo conducted a baseline study and a study for the development of business plans of cooperatives Gimo Ocossa. These studies allowed the Asdelo Association, have a better understanding of the context of the project and to analyze the opportunities for the development of the three cooperatives in food security areas as well as the diversification of sources of income of the cooperative.

During the first phase the direct beneficiaries were 85 members (3 men and 82 women), members of the  three NGimo Ocossa Village cooperatives namely: Cooperative Mata Hunger, Victory Year and Maria da Luz Guebuza. Indirectly they benefited more than 425 people between men and women, this people are family of directly members
1.3 Main achievements of the first phase
• Re-launch the production and marketing of cashew nuts. The time of completion of the baseline study it was found that the cooperative had no confidence in the production of trees. However, the first crop of production of cashew nuts through  treatments and cultural management to 600 trees, re-launched the expectations of the cooperative, having been produced 1,005.57 kg of raw nuts and 2,322.37 kg of false fruit which allowed the start of activities processing the false fruit into juice, jam, hamburger, carne and biscuits, ...
• Good participation of cooperative members in the process of harvesting and management of cashew nuts (has input control chips and well filled out)
• Good participation of cooperative members in the various training organized under the project including training on good agricultural practices,
• Good layout and availability of technical INCAJU and AMPCM monitoring of the Project activities in the framework of the partnerships established for this purpose. We have noted that these cooperatives have a special attention from INCAJU were invited either to the launching ceremonies of the marketing year of cashew nuts as well as the various fairs demonstration and sale of cashew nuts.
• Start the process of revitalization of cooperatives that culminated with the general meeting of cooperatives and the election of new members to the governing bodies of these cooperatives and union.

End the first project phase, ASDELO present the two year project activities. The goal of this project is to consolidate the work done and extend the results. For that proposal ASDELO is present the following proposal: 
Objectives and results phase II. 
General Objective: To increase food security and household income of NGimo Ocossa cooperatives in the  Bobole village.
- Increase production and productivity of cashew in the cooperatives, Maria da Luz Guebuza, Mata Fome  and Year of Victoria through the:
- Diversified sources of income of associated families through:
       a) Production and marketing of vegetable
       b) The marketing of cashew nuts and by-products of pear,
       c) Production and sale of annual crops including maize, cowpeas and groundnuts,
- Straight the  capacity of cooperative and associations for them to be able to manage their owner development

Indicators to assess the scope of the results will be:
- Increased the area planted with cashew trees grafted from 51 ha to 90 ha available.
- Increased productivity of cashew 2 kg / cashew tree in the 2014/15 agricultural campaign to 8kg / cashew from the marketing year 2015/16,
- Increased from 48.48 MT / cashew campaign in 2015/16 to at least 200 MT / cashew from the marketing year 2016/17,
- Facilitated the marketing of the Project area products
- Increased agricultural yields to:
• Corn: from 1.3 to 1.5 ton / ha
• Peanut: 0.5 to 1.0 ton / ha
• cowpea beans: from 0.5 to 1.0 ton / ha
- Increased from 0 kg / ha of onion and garlic to + 20 ton / ha for the two crops from the 2014/15 marketing year and over 90% of this production was sold,
- Established one pineapple orchard in intercropping with cashew.

In addition to the beneficiaries of Phase I, the project will be gradually extended to members of the surrounding area planted with cashew trees with a view to revitalizing the cooperatives with the involvement of more members of the surrounding communities of the three cooperatives.

During the Project implementation period will be implemented two agricultural campaigns including: 2015/16 and 2016/17 and ongoing part of the marketing year 2017/18 (until May 2018). According to the agricultural calendar, the first time, the attention will be the production of annual food crops including maize, groundnuts and cowpeas with greater emphasis on the promotion of variety of short / medium cycle. While in the second agricultural season, the highlight will be treatment processing of cashew trees for the control of powdery mildew disease and helopeldes plague, as well as the production of vegetables most notably those with a better commercial value including the onion and garlic.

Agricultural Extension Service
The training of members in good agricultural practices, is of special importance to producers increase their agricultural incomes and this line, increase their income sources, which will contribute to improving the living conditions of members / cooperative. With respect to cashew production, the following activities are highlighted:
• Cleaning and plant pruning's
• Treatments against powdery mildew disease and pests,
• Replacement and planting of new trees,

The extension for annual crops will be based on the CDR where producers will acquire basic knowledge about good production practices including: sowing period, compass, varieties, soil fertility management (application of organic fertilizers and inorganic), among other practices. To facilitate the learning process and models chosen producers for the leadership of the groups. Producers will be provided a seed for quite an area of ??0.25 ha in the first campaign, consisting of maize and a legume crop and producers will be able to select seed to be used in the following year as well as its form of conservation .

As regards cashew production in each growing season, cashew be selected in reproductive age and with good canopy for each producer and each producer will have the same number of cashew treated according to the target set for each agricultural season. Each producer shall be liable for cultural amanhos of the cashew trees and during the process of treatments, each producer shall ensure the supply of water to applicators and other recommended activities to be of producer responsibility.

Producers will be previously trained on the management of cashew emphasizing aspects cleanings, phytosanitary pruning and selection of cashew trees for their chemical treatment.

For the production of vegetables, the seed will be provided to the group in the case of onions and established seedbeds only the transplanted area is joint ownership will be associated / cooperative and all recommended cultural amanhos, shall be provided by the beneficiary.

 Marketing
In the framework of efforts to deal with the marketing challenges, it was made during Phase I, a study that culminated in the drafting of Business plan for certain marketable products by the associations and cooperatives. For this business plan the project will support the group in its implementation or with project funds to finance part of the activities or supporting the cooperatives in the development of small projects to be presented to the private sector as well as the local government funds FIL - Fundos para Iniciativas locais. As regards the marketing in general, the project will support the connection of cooperatives with potential buyers. Throughout the implementation will be consolidated contacts with potential buyers in order to absorb the production joined the sales centre of the local union.
On the other hand, the project together with its partners will support the participation of cooperative members in the fairs organized by Incaju as in Facim want to expose as well as sell to increase your network of contacts.

Partnerships
In the first phase of the Project operational partnerships were established with INCAJU the SDAE Marracuene to the technical aspects of cashew production. While AMPCM, was involved in the training of cooperative and associative movement. These would be consolidated. In addition, other partners and implemented more experiences exchanges will be identified within and outside of Maputo province want for their training and for the identify of business opportunities.

Sustainability
The approach to be implemented is the first premise of sustainability where the target group is more active in the activities of its development. In all the activities to be developed the sustainability analysis will be made. In the case of chemical treatments will be done according to the producers gave that account for part of the activities including the cleaning of plants; supply of water for the preparation of syrup for spraying and applicators must be members of non simple cooperative service providers and thus, the first year the wrath project pay ½ of the application of cost at the beginning and the other half will be paid by beneficiaries end of harvesting and marketing of nuts and from the second year, the cost of applicators should be borne by producers.
Therefore, each cooperative shall establish a fund corresponding to treatments the production of at least one cashew. This is the beginning of each harvesting season, each producer must indicate a cashew tree in which the production will go the creation of this fund in each cooperative.
As for the extension service, the project should collaborate more with the SDAE so that the extension assigned to the town of Bobole, follow the activities of the project so that in order to be able to continue.

The project will be implemented in two years, the funds necessary for that will be: 1Yrs - 2,490,741.54 meticais and 2Yrs 1,708,718.71 meticais total for 2 Yrs 4044,960.24 meticais.