Barbara Kuzyk; CDF Canada; Malawi “This volunteer opportunity allowed me to use skills and help farmers transform from an association of individuals to a business cooperative. “ Barb’s role with our partners is to provide mentorship to local agricultural cooperatives on business development. They work together to create strategic plans to achieve specific goals that will: Increase Wealth and Food Security through the Integrated […]
Patrick Clark, Volunteer; CDF Canada; Peru “Co-operatives are the ideal model of economic and social development for me because they democratize the economy and give people more power over their own lives and work in practice, not just in-theory. Co-operatives are a holistic form of social and economic organization and in this sense co-operative development can […]
The Ghana ACCESS project, funded by Global Affairs Canada, is making big changes in the life of smallholder farmers in Ghana. Our team conducted a rapid data collection, and the results are in: 98% of the 791.16 hectares (1.995 acres) of maize farms cultivated by smallholder farmers with the project’s support were successful. The analysis […]
COVID-19 has had a profound impact on smallholder farmers in Ghana, leaving many deeply concerned about putting food on their table following the start of the pandemic. Rose Bohnia is a single mother of two. She lives with her sick mother and five other dependents in Nyoli, a poor rural community in the Wa West […]
James Gmayepoan and his wife Jaaja Ntawan are the proud parents of four children. They live in Kotoya, Nanumba South District, Ghana. James and Jaaja are smallholder farmers who grow maize. Together the cultivate around three acres of land. Their small farm is around 50 meters from the 4R learning site in Kotoya. This year […]
INVEST Coop is a 5-year project supported by Global Affairs Canada and the Co-operative Development Foundation of Canada (CDF Canada). One of the key objectives of the project is to build the capacity of cooperatives in the four implementing countries – Indonesia, Malawi, Mongolia and Peru – to assess their strengths and weaknesses, define their […]
INVEST Malawi project is promoting sustainable agricultural practices to help smallholder farmers increase their incomes. Rosemary Kanyama is a farmer from Gandali Village, Mchinji District and a member of Kasekese Co-operative. She has benefited from training in the adoption of good agricultural practices and has managed to double her agricultural production. Rosemary’s household is now […]
INVEST Malawi project is promoting sustainable agricultural practices to help smallholder farmers increase their incomes. Rosemary Kanyama is a farmer from Gandali Village, Mchinji District and a member of Kasekese Co-operative. She has benefited from training in the adoption of good agricultural practices and has managed to double her agricultural production. Rosemary’s household is now […]
One of the challenges that the ongoing MyFINANCE project (Myanmar: Financial Inclusion Expansion Through Co-operatives) is trying to address in Myanmar is the need to promote savings and credit services in the Natogyi and Myingyan townships. Encouraging cooperative members, who are the primary beneficiaries of this project, to save money seemed like an insurmountable problem […]