Improvement of incomes by reducing post-harvest losses and financial educational through savings and credit village associations in the diocese of Sokodé

Project description

The general objective of the program is to improve the life conditions and increase the incomes of small farmers in twenty villages in the rural area of the diocese of Sokodé.

The specific objectives are:

Development of income generating activities and the increase of arable lands for the small farmers
Production of agricultural products more competitive on the market by the small farmers

The expected outcomes are:

The small farmers have access to credits to support economic activities
The quantity and quality of agricultural products will increase
The Savings and Credit Village Associations of small farmers will be established
The agricultural products of small farmers will be well packaged and stored
The post-harvest operations will be carried out according to the recommended methods and times

Financier: CEI
Start year: 2018
Duration: 3 years

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Financing

People helped by the beginning of the project

Goals achieved

Organization of a workshop for the preparation of the monitoring and evaluation plan and of the data collection tools with all the actors involved in the project.

Training of members of the Savings and Credit Village Associations and other economic organizations interested in entrepreneurship and income generating activities.

Training of 20 delegates from the Cooperatives and the Savings and Credit Village Associations on the community management of equipment and infrastructures foreseen by the project for agricultural services.

Construction of some shelters to secure equipment and materials and construction and preparation of warehouses.

Recruitment and training of local mechanics on the maintenance of equipment for post-harvest operations.

Training of small farmers on the quality requirements of agricultural products and on the proper management of post-harvest operations.

Partial purchase of equipment for the mechanization of post-harvest operations: tricycles, threshing machines and ginning machines.

Construction of some shelters to secure equipment and materials. Construction and preparation of warehouses.

Purchase of equipment for the mechanization of post-harvest operations.

Training of 20 small farmers on the treatment, packaging and proper conservation of agricultural products and the group marketing of good quality products.

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