Meki Batu Fruits & Vegetables Producer Cooperatives Union O r g a n i z a t i o n a l O v e r v i e w April, 2016
MekiBatu Fruits & Vegetables Producer Cooperatives Union Establishment Established on May 11, 2002 Head office located in Meki township at 135km on the road to Hawassa and 60km south of Mojo town south in East Shoa Zone, Dugda woreda of Oromia region,
MekiBatu Fruits & Vegetables Producer Cooperatives Union Vision To see betterment in members living condition and a union with a good competing capacity in the free market economy. Mission To contribute to improvement in production, productivity and marketability of members products.
Major Functions MekiBatu Fruits & Vegetables Producer Cooperatives Union To consolidate and sell members produce to local and foreign market To supply appropriate agricultural inputs for producers at fair price, on time and required amount. To facilitate better access to credit service To collect and distributing market information to producers Provision of technical and advisory support for producers To provide mechanization and maintenance services To provide Training & education To participate in cooperatives Social service
MekiBatu Fruits & Vegetables Producer Cooperatives Union 13 year s Organizational development: 2002 to 2016 Parameter Membership geographic coverage Number of member primary cooperatives At establishment On May 2002 2 woredas (Dugda & ATJK ) in East Shewa zone Household head members 527 (461 male & 66 female) Family members of member household heads Size of irrigated land owned by members, Hectare As at December 2016 6 Woredas in 2 Zones - 4 woredas (Dugda,Bora, ATJK & Adama) in East shewa zone; - 2 Woredas (Ziway-Dugda & Dodota) in Arsi zone 3 folds 12 150 12.5 folds 2635 (330 female &2305 male) 8360(male 6837 & 1523 female) 53,154 (male 26,406 &26,748 Female ) (20.2; 80; 11.6) folds Growth 15 folds of total 14 Folds for Men 24.4 Folds for Women 21folds 400ha Above 4,002 ha 10 folds Capital, Birr 500,000 birr 61,000,000mil (120 fold)
Fixed Assets Buildings: At Head quarter compound with Offices, Training hall, Garage, Input store, Pesticide store, One Building block with Bed Services and 35 shops rented out 3 packhouses located in Meki, Adamitulu and XX Coops near Adamitulu. Fuel Station Machineries 2 trucks 8 tons each (dry cargo & cold) 3 dry cargo 5 ton trucks 1 Double cabin light vehicle 1 station wagon light vehicle 2 Tractors 1 truck with trailor of 40ton
Investment in Shares: ETB 18,622,300 Oromia cooperative bank 3,982,300 Oromia Agri. Coop. federation 800,000 Oromia insurance Company 50,000 Oromia mine Prod. & market Feder. 240,000 Chukala Agro-industry PLC 550,000 Fuel station& mixed 13,000,000 Total ETB 18,622,300
Major Members Produces. Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Tomato Onion Pepper Potato Cabbage Green beans Papaya Water melon others like egg plant -
2. Seeds Beans (G/beans& H/beans) Onion maize
Potential of union The various vegetables products are produced in the area 2-3 times through out the years High potential of water for irrigation ( lake Denbal (ziway) in production area; The union has adequate logistics for transportation and human resources for facilitation; The union uses modern finance management system (Peachtree accounting) Also has 3 pack house where the products are sorted, graded and packed; The union has well infrastructure for communication such as telecommunication, and broadband ; The board members have commitment to facilitates marketing activities in primary cooperatives; The union also has a good experience in supplying products not only local but also for foreign market Availability of well organized 150 vegetables producers coop on more than 4000 ha of land ( high supply ) ; Availability of seeds for production;
Produces supplied for market by the union for last 3 years ( 2013-2015) years onion tomato pepper cabbage G/beans pappaya Total 2013 121196 118679 6210 11311 4754 12097 274247 2014 134013 128215 9497 20024 6119 14371 312239 2015 153376 131811 11743 24209 9198 21569 351906 total 408585 378705 27450 55544 20071 48037 938392
Produces supplied for market by the union for last three years (2013 to 2015 years ) in graph 1000000 900000 800000 700000 600000 500000 400000 300000 200000 onion tomato pepper cabbage G/beans pappaya Total 100000 0 2013 2014 2015 total
Inputs distributed by the union for members and non members for last three years (2013-2015 years) in graph 30000 28303 25000 20000 15000 10000 7803 12500 8000 maize seed beans onion seed 5000 0 276 43 580 20 200 31 1056 94 2013 2014 2015 total
Performance of the union The union local target markets for outputs were : Addis Ababa ( 5 retail shops and consumer coops.) Adama (2 retail shops) Eastern part( Dire Dawa,Haramaya(haramaya uni.) and Jijiga ) The major customers of union were : Consumer cooperatives in Addis( gulalle union,luna,meslamiya, Employees ( oromia biroo),haramaya university,eat fruit company &Ethiopian airlines ( semi processed ) The union supplied green bean foreign market in 2013 and 2014 for the Netherland through ethio.veg. In 2013 the union supplied 1794 quintal green beans (fasoliya) whereas in 2014 supplied 240 quintal. 200 (178men &22 women ) farmers participated in production To obtain euro GAP certification the union started the process (in filling pack house infrastructure,and 19 toilets were constructed at pc filed Distributing update market intelligence information for members Feasibility study is undertaken to plant Agro-processing
Cont Input market Provide credit service for members (for seed multiplication and export product) Mechanization services/tractor and maize harvester/ Motor pump purchasing and giving maintain ace services for members /pc/ Multiplied onion and Maize seed on farmers field and supplying for members and non members with fair price Supplied inputs /pesticides, seed and fertilizers /for members and non members with fair price participation in social services through constructing schools, and health station, supporting orphans students in giving education materials and purchasing uniform Constructed office for district 2CPO and 12 PC Also played a great role in green economy revolution through conserving and planting tree plant at closed area
Outcome of union Create temporary job opportunity for 370 person (221 women and 49 men ) while the produce and harvesting / harvesting,grading,loading and unloading / increased income of members resulted ensure food security so their livelihoods improved stabilizing market seeds( maize,haricot bean and onion )and vegetables credit and saving culture is developed among members Members adopted technology ( using improved seed, fertilizer, agro chemicals and IPM ) as result productivity increased Members accessed for agricultural mechanized services has high contribution for transforming agriculture into industry bargaining power of producers enhanced due to occurrence of alternatives market option /export market/ Enable to brought hard currency at national level
Challenges in horticulture sector Market price fluctuation Limitation of trust and risk taking of consumer cooperatives administrative committee Limitation of the sustainability of the local marketing ( only the orders come to producers during holiday from consumers coop ) Limitation market information dissemination Limitation of the transparency between producers cooperatives and consumers High involvement of the middle men as whole which contributes increase transaction cost on consumers and reduce the benefit of the small holder producers Limitation of the diversification
Challenges continue--------- Limitation Post harvest management Absence of value addition high application ofthe chemicals Over application of fertilizers resulted high salt accumulation in soil Unwise utilization of water for irrigation High flooding of same commodity in market Lack of improved seed ( veg.,crops) Weak value chain actors ( union,research and government lines) fail of Motor pump Climate changes also affects in casing water shortage due to lake of adequate annually rain fall Absence of the well coordinated plan both from the supply and demand sides at all levels Absence of warehouse in consumer cooperatives to stay product for short time
Forward Direction Establish and Strengthen direct linkage between producers and consumer cooperatives; Establish the system that helps to develop trust; Distributes market information for consumers and produces cooperatives to develop transparency between them; Develop common plan (both demand and supply sides) Diversified products in market and production,and markets Constructing cold storage where the products stayed Improve communication Establish sustainable marketing between producers and consumer cooperatives Trained producers to improve agriculture practice
Flow of Vegetable and Fruit Supply Chain Analysis Supplied EAL consumers Final consumption Ethiopian airlines Union preparation At PH Grading Processing Cleaning Packing Primary cooperatives Produces onion, tomato,papaya,eggplant,water melon
Products prepared in pack house for Ethiopian airlines Tomato Peeled onion cabbage W/melon
Bazaar on horti Expo- 2015 at millennium hall
Green beans grading in packhouse
BH Maize (certified seed)
Maize seeds packaging
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