Supporting cooperative feed mill and hog raising business expansion SIDC is the biggest primary agricultural cooperative in the Philippines and is Agriterra's 7th client in the country. The Agriterra cooperative assessment mission team has recommended collaboration with SIDC for one year  with possibility of extension  focusing on the following key priority areas: exchange visit to the Netherlands on feed milling/slaughterhouse operation/piglet production/manure processing and Agripool missions on feasibility study for corn storage and trading  project review on expansion and training of trainers on piglet production. SIDC will celebrate its 50th anniversary in March 2019. In preparation for this SIDC has recently (December 2017) announced an ambitious 2-year strategic plan  based on the 3 R’s: 
- Reach (increase membership from 27 000 to 50 000); 
- Revenue (increase turnover of 20 %); 
- Return (increase net margin net surplus over sales of 5 %). 
The above 3 targets are defined as the BHAG. 2018 Project PlanProject ActivitiesEnhance capacity on feed milling and on hog technologyEnhanced capacity on feed milling (coop management  milling operations  feed formulation)  and on hog technology (piglet production  slaughterhouse  manure processing)Q2 2018Conduct feasibility study on corn storage and trading and project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Feasibility study on corn storage and trading and project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Q3 2018Conduct training of trainers on piglet productionTrained trainers on piglet productionQ4 2018Advice  Conduct feasibility study on corn storage and trading and project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Feasibility study on corn storage and trading and Project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Q3 2018Event: Training   Conduct training of trainers on piglet productionTrained trainers on piglet productionQ4 2018Event: Exchange visit  Enhance capacity on feed milling and on hog technologyEnhanced capacity on feed milling (coop management  milling operations  feed formulation) and on hog technology (piglet production  slaughterhouse  manure processing)Q2 2018Project Activities 2019     Implementation of recommendations from feed formulation mission (with quarterly review)Recommendations from feed formulation mission implementedQ1-Q4 Preparation amp; conduct of enhancement and development of loan portfolio managementImproved portfolio at risk which will translate to better net income rateQ1Preparation amp; conduct of feasibility study on meat shops and institutional marketEnhanced engagement with members on meatshop operations  better market penetration  more membership generationQ2Engage other coop producers of organic fertilizer for business (machine)Coop producers of organic fertilizer engagedQ2Preparation amp; conduct of feasibility study on corn storage and trading and project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Enhanced capacity on feed milling (coop management  milling operations  feed formulation)  and on hog technology (piglet production  slaughterhouse  manure processing)Q3Youth leadership development/Youth council formationYouth leaders developed/Youth council formedQ3Advice 2019     Follow up and monitoring of implementation of recommendations from feed formulation missionRecommendations from feed formulation mission implementedQ1 to Q2Systems review and standardization of banking system of SIDCImproved banking systemQ1 Review of feasibility of meat shops and institutional marketFeasibility of meat shops and institutional market reviewedQ2 Review of feasibility study on corn storage and trading projectFeasibility of corn storage and trading project reviewedQ2 Event: Training 2019     FACT for Agri Coops (FACT4AC) Lessons Learned WorkshopLessons gathered from FACT piloting/FACT institutionalization plannedQ3FACT preparatory workshop for manager leage of cooperatives of BatangasCooperative managers introduced to FACT/Lobby plans for agricultural cooperatives preparedQ3Event: Exchange visit  2019Business Deal MakingBusiness deals madeQ2 Business Exchange among Client Coops in Asia (Coop2Coop Business Deals)Business deals among agricultural cooperatives explored and closed as the case may beQ2 2020 Project PlanProject ActivitiesImplementation of recommendations from feed formulation mission (with quarterly review)Recommendations from feed formulation mission implementedQ1-Q4 Preparation amp; conduct of enhancement and development of loan portfolio managementImproved portfolio at risk which will translate to better net income rateQ1Preparation amp; conduct of feasibility study on meat shops and institutional marketEnhanced engagement with members on meatshop operations  better market penetration  more membership generationQ2Engage other coop producers of organic fertilizer for business (machine)Coop producers of organic fertilizer engagedQ2Preparation amp; conduct of feasibility study on corn storage and trading and project review on expansion to new provinces (new feed mill)Enhanced capacity on feed milling (coop management  milling operations  feed formulation)  and on hog technology (piglet production  slaughterhouse  manure processing)Q3Youth leadership development/Youth council formationYouth leaders developed/Youth council formedQ3Services AdviceFollow up and monitoring of implementation of recommendations from feed formulation missionRecommendations from feed formulation mission implementedQ1 to Q2Systems review and standardization of banking system of SIDCImproved banking systemQ1 Review of feasibility of meat shops and institutional marketFeasibility of meat shops and institutional market reviewedQ2 Review of feasibility study on corn storage and trading projectFeasibility of corn storage and trading project reviewedQ2 Advisory Mission on Farm Succession PlanningFarm succession planning program developedQ4Event: TrainingFACT for Agri Coops (FACT4AC) Lessons Learned WorkshopLessons gathered from FACT piloting/FACT institutionalization plannedQ3FACT preparatory workshop for manager leage of cooperatives of BatangasCooperative managers introduced to FACT/Lobby plans for agricultural cooperatives preparedQ3Event: Exchange visitBusiness Deal MakingBusiness deals madeQ2 Business Exchange among Client Coops in Asia (Coop2Coop Business Deals)Business deals among agricultural cooperatives explored and closed as the case may beQ2