active · Livelihoods

Increase income of farmer members and improve own financial sustainability through marketing of value added products

SFACFL Makwanpur provides services to its members with the main aim to improve the income of the farmers. In 2017, the coordination between Agriterra, DAF and ENZA resulted in initiation of marketing of three products: turmeric, maize flour and honey with the brand name of "Kisan ko" (literally means farmers') on behalf of six primary cooperative with the expectation of better price to farmers and generating more income to DAF. With technical support from ENZA Zaden, DAF also supported three member cooperatives to improve local seeds of broad leaf mustard, hot pepper and black beans. DAF has a goal of moving from donor dependency to generating sustainable own source of income through internal capitalization and marketing. With this goal in mind, the focus on 2018 will be to scale up the marketing of agricultural products and seeds which benefits large number of farmers. Agriterra will support the federation through Business plan development for the retail outlets, marketing and promotional activities via business development manager including the collaboration with ENZA to improve quality of seeds on broad leaf mustard, black beans and hot pepper. In order to support the goal of financial sustainability and improved agribusiness servicess to its members, Agriterra and DAF in collaboration of ENZA will carry out the following activities in 2018: 1. Support from Agriterra to BDM who will act as market representative for DAF and creat market linkages with multiple wholesellers, retailers, cooperatives and traders and play the lead role to carry out several promotional activities, 2. Assist DAF to develop business plan for their retail outlet with clear targest, required investment and projection of future cash flows, 3. Agripool assignments that include coaching and technical advice to seed growers farmers at Bajrabarahi, Goganane and Namtaar and Workshop on business plan development, marketing and investment need required per cooperatives for materials, working capital, branding and marketing 4. Support in processing, packaging and marketing of seeds. The goal of the project is that the federation becomes financially sustainable through the marketing and sales of Turmeric, Honey and maize flour. The expected outcome at the end of 2018 is that SFACFL Makwanpur is able to sell at least 10 tons of Turmeric, 8 tons of honey and 20 tons of maize and the initiation of seeds marketing.