Interchurch organisation for development co-operation
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ICCO's mission is to work towards a world where poverty and injustice are no
longer present.ICCO gives financial support and advice to local organisations
and networks across the globe that are committed to providing access to basic
social services, bringing about sustainable equitable economic dvelopment and
promoting peace and democracy.
ICCO recognises that to eradicate poverty
we must focus on small-holder development.Under the auspices of its theme of
Fair Economic Development (FED), ICCO is providing financial support to
Farmers Own.
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International Fair Trade Association |
IFAT works to improve the livelihoods and well being of disadvantaged
producers by linking and promoting Fair Trade Organizations, and speaking
out for greater justice in world trade.
Farmers Own and IFAT are working together to promote fair
trade with an emphasis on food products. The majority of the poor can
access land and have the knowledge and skills to produce food.
All they need is encouragment and a process to facilitate their
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Softorque
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Softorque, are developers of specialist professional applied software.
They have provided numerous services pro bono, all in support of our work.
For some years Softorque have hosted our web site on one of their servers.
Softorque are poised to provide technical assistance with CD and internet information provision for farmers and front line development agents.
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Everest Enterprise |
Everest Enterprises Ltd is a Horticultural Exporting Company.Their guiding slogan
"Quality Is My Responsibility" drives everything they do. Right from the
crop growing, production, packing and to distribution, the focus is on quality.
Everest has concentrated its efforts in ensuring control over the products it
exports and the major areas have been the development of an Agronomic Structure
and upstream facilities for both own and contracted production and improvements
of packhouse facilities and procedures.
Everest Enterprises and Farmers Own are currently developing a business plan with a view to supplying European markets with a range of premium quality fruit and vegetable fair trade products in volume, with traceability and appropriate certification for quality and IFAT fair trade.
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Cofta |
The Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa (COFTA) is a network of Fair Trade
producer Organizations in Africa involved and working with disadvantaged
grass root producers to eliminate poverty through Fair Trade. COFTA
assists these producer groups principally to develop quality
products and access profitable markets through shared efforts
and resources within the principles and structures of Fair Trade.
COFTA is also a forum that offers regional opportunities to members
to pursue common fair trade goals and aspirations, and an institutional
regional platform for International Federation for Alternative Trade
Network/International Fair Trade Association (IFAT) for Africa members.
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CIP |
International Potato Center (CIP) is one of the international research centres of the CGIAR group. In Kenya a most important thrust of the work is to provide appropriate cultivars and encourage growth, consumption and marketing of orange fleshed sweet potato (OFSP) varieties. The rationale for this research and development process is a noble cause.90 countries have a public problem with vitamin A deficiency. In sub-saharan Africa 140 million children under 5 suffer. The deficiency leads to irreversible damage to immune systems and blindness. Daily consumption of OFSP will avoid the awesome problems.
CIP and Farmers Own have begun to work in concert to accelerate production and marketing of OFSP. CIP is providing technical and advisory assistance while Farmers Own is developing arrangements to market more OFSP in Kenya and in an extension of the partnership with Everest Enterprises to export premium grade OFSP to Europe.
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Umoja Maintenance Centre |
Umoja Maintenance Centre (K) LTD. is a miller of sunflower seed oil. Contract farming, bringing stabilized pricing and other sustainable arrangements is the win win situation for all along the value chain, but many businesses remain myopic and want to aim for low farmgate spot trading. Prateex Shah the company MD become the first person to sign up a supply contract with Farmers Own for sunflower as the programme started last season. The company offered the best price of all the main millers. The trading arrangements worked well and the whole can be considered a fair trade for producers and the miller.
Farmers Own and Umoja Maintainance Centre (K) Ltd intend to continue and develop their contract relationship in the next short rains season (the main sunflower season)
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