How CASA and NACCFL are working together
Project title: Strengthening farmer organizations and facilitating smallholder access to commercial markets
CASA will work with NACCFL to improve member farmers’ post-harvest management and provide technical assistance to negotiate offtake deals. The produce from 25 selected coops will be promoted under NACCFL’s Kisan ko Poko (Farmers Basket) brand. These coops will also receive capacity building to improve their management, governance, marketing and general business skills. A unique model to promote and expand vegetable aggregation and sales will be piloted with cooperatives in provinces 2 and 5
CASA work complete: March 2024
Total cost of technical assistance package: £187,197 (£85,854 provided by CASA)
12,500 farmers
to be trained on post-harvest management and good agricultural practice to produce high-quality vegetables
At least 10,000 farmers
to benefit from the increase in income from sales of quality vegetables
25 cooperatives
from provinces 2 and 5 have improved management and governance skills and engage in commercially profitable vegetable trading