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Operationalize dairy processing factory having processing capacity of 10.000 ltrs milk per day

The company assessment team in February 2016 concluded that LDMPCUL fulfils the criteria that Agriterra requires in order to start a client relationship with LDMPCUL. The cooperation shall focus on support in professionalising LDMPCUL and its member cooperatives (organisational strengthening); and improving the milk production and quality. In 2016, Agriterra supported LDMPCUL in developing strategic plan, improving financial management and increase members commitment in cooperative. LDMPCUL has implemented most of the planned activities and shows an active attitude towards follow up of action plans. In 2017, Agriterra will focus on developing bankable business plan for ongoing construction of the dairy processing facilities. The cooperation will focus on developing capacity of increasing internal capital, follow up financial management and role out of managing your agricultural cooperative training. The expected output of 2017 will be developed bankable business plan and took initiation to increase internal capital and access from external loan. The planned activities for 2017 are given below: Finalize the strategic plan of LDMPCUL including approval by BoD and AGM Develop three years business plan including product diversifications, marketing strategies, investment need and financial projection plan for dairy processing plant Conduct workshop to share the business plan with financial institutions, concerned government organizations and support organization Submit proposal to financial institutions and concerned government organizations Improve financial management based on action plan made in FM training Role out of My.coop to 10 active primary cooperatives Provide smaller version of the basic FMT to top 5 PCs actively doing business with union Participation on Agriterra Internal Capitalization Workshop The goal of this cooperation is to support LDMPCUL in developing their organization capacity so that LDMPCUL will increase members commitment and attract more internal capital from members, and an external loan and/or grants for constructing the processing factory.This will leads to to operationalize the processing plant having processing capacity of 10.000 ltrs milk per day in a profitable manner.