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AGRIBUSINESS

-- Empowering Local Farmer's Communities --

A program that highlights initiatives that equip these CBO and farmers with the knowledge, financial tools, and market linkages needed to transform their farming into sustainable, resilient businesses, often focusing on youth and women, and incorporating climate-smart agriculture and digital technologies

DUOL FARMERS CBO ACHIEVEMENTS
The DUOL FARMERS CBO key achievements often center on enhancing brand value, expanding market access, and improving profitability for farmers and the broader supply chain.

  • Branding and Value Addition:
  • DUOL FARMERS CBO has built strong brands around specific values, such as "Duol farmers organic honey," "Duol Mushrooms” which are ethically sourced from our local environment," or "community involvement" to differentiate our honey, egg and fish products in a competitive market. This moves our products beyond mere commodities to higher-value goods

  • Market Expansion and Access:
  • A primary achievement of the CBO is successfully navigating complex domestic market of honey, mushrooms and eggs. Identifying local markets consumer demands and pricing trends through thorough market research. Due to quality of our Duol farmers organic honey we do good sales earning the CBO good income through our investment team Ms. Rosebellah Oluoch, Mr. Robert Opande, Ms. Marceline Amuok and Mr. Christopher Obange

  • Improving market access and infrastructure:
  • DUOL FARMERS CBOhas Invested and promoted digital platforms and cooperative models to enhance market linkages and create more opportunities for her youths in agribusinessit has also Leveraged e-commerce platforms through cooperative bank -MPESA pay billsto connect farmers directly with consumers, cutting out intermediaries and improving profit margins.

  • Program implementation:
  • DUOL FARMERS CBOis currently Collaborating with stakeholders to plan, implement, and evaluate programs.The CBOFocuses on expanding current operations through strategic collaborations with other partners like KOVAACHA CBO,and GREEN OARK FARMfor investments withENAF YiSA MasterCard on Aquaculture projects and we also thank Green Ork Farmthrough Farm Manager Mr. Fredrick Omondi for Training and capacity buildingof the members on mushroom farming and bee keeping programs respectively: The CBOalsoOrganized and conducted workshops, training sessions, and demonstrations to enhance the financial skills and knowledge of the members on Agribusiness.

  • Stakeholder coordination:
  • Liaise with other organizations FAO, County government of Kisumu, government agencies, and partners, and representatives of their organization. DUOL FARMERS CBOinliaisewith Sikawa farmers Saccoltd and Masogo /NyangomaWard Agricultural extension officer to transferring research-based knowledge and best practices to Farming communities, providing technical and advisory services, and organizing training and capacity-building programs.Because of its system and structural organization DUOL FARMERS CBO was also awarded the Food and Agriculture Organization FAO TUNZA PROJECTwith DAIRY as the value chain.