Financial sustainability and high quality services QNCA is a provincial alliance (federation) of 162 primary cooperatives  of which the 80% or majority 128 are Agricultural Cooperatives. The main objective of the alliance is to support the cooperatives by providing services and lobby in order to comply with the New law on cooperatives (2012) and contribute to strong and economic viable businesses   and promoting solidarity among the people. There is no exclusive focus on farmers or agriculture but having 80% agricultural based coops as members one can say that it is highly agricultural based. Looking to the 2 main objectives  lobby and advocacy  and service provision to their members they are offering a total packages of services.
Following the positive advise to Agriterra to consider QNCA as a future client it is recommended to start the cooperation with a few start-up activities aiming to addressing the BHAG of QNCA: become a financially self-sustained organisation  providing high quality services to its members.
Proposal 2016:
1. Basic financial management training in order to make the first improvement to stronger financial management especially related to financial planning and budgeting and control2. Workshop sustainable service provision (focus on cooperative services like consulting centre and credit fund) An expected result of this workshop is a clear strategy for service provision (focussing on financial sustainability) and an action plan for 2 or maximum 3 specific services with a potential to become cost neutral in 2-3 years and/or 3. Conduct one training (ToT) on My.Coop (proposed module 1 basics on cooperatives and module on marketing)4. Define mutually an active role of QNCA in monitoring and coaching for the recently started partnership with three primary cooperatives and Agriterra  with the aim to create successful show cases that can be replicated to other potential cooperative sin the future
For the longer term it is recommended to QNCA to1. establish a good membership data base system with relevant information about the cooperatives and their (agri)businesses. Such data can become a real selling point in the future for the QNCA and will support in providing tailor made services to the right target group2. An overall long term business plan of QNCA focusing on high quality service provision and financial sustainability Become a financially self-sustained organisation  providing high quality services to its members Proposal 2016:
1. Basic financial management training in order to make the first improvement to stronger financial management especially related to financial planning and budgeting and control2. Workshop sustainable service provision (focus on cooperative services like consulting centre and credit fund) An expected result of this workshop is a clear strategy for service provision (focussing on financial sustainability) and an action plan for 2 or maximum 3 specific services with a potential to become cost neutral in 2-3 years and/or 3. Conduct one training (ToT) on My.Coop (proposed module 1 basics on cooperatives and module on marketing)4. Define mutually an active role of QNCA in monitoring and coaching for the recently started partnership with three primary cooperatives and Agriterra  with the aim to create successful show cases that can be replicated to other potential cooperative sin the future