TAMA COOPERATIVES –

A WINNING CHOICE
2008 Tobacco Seminar, Sun ‘n’ Sand, October 2008
Grassroots governance and economic
structures

Vehiclefor diversification and livelihoods

programs

Decentralized decision making and planning

Barometer for TAMA service delivery

Background
Achievements :
1. Number of cooperatives
2. membership
membership
membership
 Growthof sharecapital - north

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3. Share capital
Share capital
Share capital
No Cooperative Loan % Loan 2008 % Index
2007 2007
1 Mpanda 582,000 100 7,000,000 100 1201
2 Mdika 706,900 100 7,000,000 100 990
3 Livuno 330,000 100 3,164,800 100 959
4 Bowe 254,900 100 2,020,000 100 792
5 Gome 295,500 100 n/a
6 Chifundo 245,000 100 n/a
7 Vilimudongo 2,309,500 100 n/a
8 Henga valley 756,000 100 n/a
9 Golomoti 760,000 100 n/a
10 Sharpevale 165,000 100 n/a
11 Ntchera 655,600 100 n/a
12 Phirilongwe 430,000 100 n/a
1,874,300 24,801,400
4. Loan status and performance
5. Infrastructural development
- Henga valley constructing a warehouse
and office with funding from Canada fund

6. Contract marketing
- better coordinated and performed where
cooperatives are available

Achievements cont’
Increased sense of ownership and
cohesiveness

Increased access to farm inputs

Local economic empowerment

Better coordination and performance of

contract marketing/growing

Achievements’ implications
Lack of funding for infrastructural
development – corporate social
responsibility

Limitedresources relative to demand for

cooperative establishments

Women participation

Challenges
Farmer demand-driven initiative
Growthin cooperative numbers,
membership, share capital and access to
loans
Excellent loan repayment
Genuine local empowerment
Tobacco industry – show social corporate
responsibility to these groups

Conclusion
WEWILL INDEED PARTNER YOU, THIS IS
A WINNING CHOICE!!!!
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING