The Cooperative got chance to work with Unguka Muhinzi
coffee factory since 2012 and is now doing so well. The cooperative has come a
long way and truly there is a lot for them to be proud of.
Members do not simply just benefit as owners of the
cooperative. They have a distinctive identity that is exclusive and have a sole
individuality different from any other farmer in the region. This unique and
positive living for the cooperative members is attributed to the fact that
objectively, the cooperative works towards, and focuses on the interest of its
members, in other words benefiting its members and their families.
From the revenues got from coffee, members have been able to
realize increased incomes. They have also been able to construct better houses
at their homes and are able to fully facilitate their families including
providing education at all levels and provide health insurance (Mituel de
santé).
The cooperative helps members to educate their children,
providing small loans to individual members that may be in need to pay school
fees plus any other scholastic materials.
For every development made to any agricultural product in
this country, quality is the number one prerequisite. Cooperative Korera Kawa
has been very significant and has played a big role in sensitizing coffee
farmers in the area to produce beans of good quality. “We as a cooperative
member encourage to employ best practices in production including better
methods of farming and provision of farm inputs especially manure”
Farmers are able to grow coffee that meets both local and
international standards. “I have evidence that the coffee beans produced by
farmers of cooperative Korera Kawa is favored by consumers throughout the
country and will be able to hit the market in the entire East African region in
the near future