SITUATION ANALYSIS, GAPS IDENTIFICATION AND TRAINING NEED ASSESSMENT FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MARKETING COOPERATIVES

During December 2015, situation analysis, gaps identification and training need assessment for AMCOs was done through meetings and interviews with AMCOs leaders, members and stakeholders. This aimed at identifying communities and cooperatives performance gaps and Training Needs Assessment hence forming a working framework of the project. Similarly, the audience also intended to obtain the following information in order to come up with capacity building strategies and performance support needs to the respective cooperatives among the things reviewed were registration status for AMCOS, Financial  Management capacity, Leadership  and Management capacity, Membership issues and management, Office and warehouse facilities availability, Financial  report and audit status, Marketing issues and capacities, Linkage (financial institutions, input suppliers), Performance gap identification  (training needs).

The field visit revealed various technical operational/performance gaps and training needs that need to be implemented such as during the second year of the project. In the same line, storage and crop handling challenges were identified for existing cooperatives  and have to be sorted out during the second year of the project. 

Needs assessment, Namtumbo District,  December 2015.

                           

Needs assessment, Songea Rural District, December 2015.