Regaining the lead in the Cassava Industry in the Region The cooperative seeks to strengthen its business position by putting more focus on cassava trade and developing a new business model with its sub-buyers in order to optimize its income streams and protect its long-term position in the business. While the trade for Corn and Rice may be reduced  the cooperative will further analyse the options needed to make these ventures more viable.  The cooperative also sees the need to explore and develop new business opportunities for the cassava products to secure a more sustainable and long-term hold on the business. This initiative will be explored with the possible collaboration with other cooperatives in the cassava industry. The cooperative seeks to regain and maintain its position as the top producer-supplier of dry cassava chips in the province of Quirino and improve its business relations with SMFI to become the preferred supplier in the region.  These objectives support the ambition of the cooperative to increase by at least 100% their current production volume by 2020. 2019
             Business
   Strategic   Business Review and Planning
   Approved   business plan (2019-2021) implemented
   Q1  Q4 2019
       Financial management
   Installation   of new finance/business system for the Agribusiness-Cassava Trade operations
   Bookkeeping/   computerised accounting system and database for the Agribusiness department   installed
   Q1   2019
       Business
   Explore   and develop areas for collaboration and partnership with other coop   producer-supplier of cassava to strengthen business position in the   industry/Visit trading activity of other agricoops within Agriterra area of   operation
   Areas   for collaboration and partnership with other Coop for business and cassava   industry development established/ Team exposed and informed on in   cassava/corn trading business
   Q2   to Q4 2019
       Governance
   Agri   coop youth leadership development
   Agri   coop youth leadership development stimulated
   Q3   2019
              
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
   Services 
    
    
        
   Advice
    
    
       Business
   Monitoring   and Business Advise 
   Business   Advise on demand
   Q1   to Q4 2019
       Business
   Study/assessment   of upgrading of production/processing efficiency (e.g. mechanization)
   Technical   study on upgraded production/processing operations of dried Cassava chips   (from fresh tubers to dried chips) Reference: Mindanao starch processing   plant
   Q3   2019
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
   Event:   Training 
    
    
       Financial Management
   Agri Coop FACT f-up Workshop
   Updated FACT    key officers attended
   Q3   2019
       Governance
   Agri coop   Governance training f-up Workshop
   Input   on Supervisory Board/Governance; Updated GHC; new planning for governance   improvement; members commitment
   Q2   2019
       Business
   Agri-Coop   Sustainable Services Work-shop
   Key   staff participated. Developed the bundling of Integrated business services   for efficients service delivery to cassava member farmers
   Q1   2019
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
    
        
   Event: Exchange   visit
    
    
       Governance
   Learning   Exchange on modern and professional Agri Coop management and operation (cassava   production/starch processing/ marketing  food-pineapple   processing  organic fertilizer production and mechanization  Youth   Entrepreneurship   including trade   exploration) in in- country  in asia region or in Europe
   Key Abrasa   Agri-business Team together with other coops exposed and informed on how to   manage successfull agri cooperatives 
   Q4 2019
  
2018
        Strategic Business Planning
   
         New business model for the sub   buyers of cassava / improved business relations with SMFI
   
         Q1   2018
   
             Installation of new   finance-business system for the Agribusiness/Cassava Trade operations
   
         Separate and improved separate   bookkeeping  computerized accounting system and database for the Agribusiness   department
   
         Q2   2018
   
             Explore and develop areas for collaboration   and partnership with other coop producer-suppliers of cassava to strengthen business   position in the industry
   
         Identified areas for collaboration   and partnership with other Coop for business and cassava industry development
   
         Q2   to Q4 2018
   
      
        Advice
   
   
   
          Conduct   of sub-sector/ industry study/assessment for cassava
   
      Sub-Sector   Study/ Industry Assessment
   
      Q3 2018
   
          Monitoring and Business Advise
   
      Business Advise on demand
   
      Q1 to Q4 2018
   
          Training   
   
   
   
          Financial   management training
   
      Board   and Staff trained
   
      Q1 2018
   
          Supervisory   Board Roles and Functions
   
      Board   and Staff trained/ SB /youth included in the org structure
   
      Q4 2018
   
          Value Creator Training
   
      Board/ Mgt and Staff trained/ new business   opportunities identified
   
      Q2 2018
   
          Exchange   visit
   
   
   
          Visit   production and processing plant within Agriterra area of operation
   
      Team   exposed and informed on cassava production  processing and marketing
   
      Q3 2018
   
   
2019 
           Business
   Strategic   Business Review and Planning
   Approved   business plan (2019-2021) implemented
       Financial management
   Installation   of new finance/business system for the Agribusiness-Cassava Trade operations
   Bookkeeping/   computerised accounting system and database for the Agribusiness department   installed
       Business
   Explore   and develop areas for collaboration and partnership with other coop   producer-supplier of cassava to strengthen business position in the   industry/Visit trading activity of other agricoops within Agriterra area of   operation
   Areas   for collaboration and partnership with other Coop for business and cassava   industry development established/ participated in National Cassava Summit     Governance
   Agri   coop youth leadership development
   Follow-up session on Governance health Check for 2019Agri   coop youth leadership development stimulated
  Attended follow-up session on Governance health Check for 2019