Projects Update

The Board and Management of M’mouck Credit Union receive with joy equipment to kick- start the Transfragri Project. Picture of the handing over of the Transfragri Project equipment to AlouCCUL Credit Union. Mbouda Centre Credit Union poised to begin the Transfragri Project as they receive project equipment from CamCCUL Credit Union Managers and Focal Point of pilot Credit Unions receiving training of the Digital farmers platform Title: Three selected pilot Credit Unions in the CamCCUL Network,Alou, M’mouck and Mbouda Centre received Equipment to facilitate the implementation of the Transfragri Project   Equipment comprising of laptops and accessories, motorcycles, Surge protector distributors, smart phones, Standby generators, wireless microphone and  blue tooth speaker have been donated to Alou, M’mouck and Mbouda Centre Cooperative Credit Unions to facilitate the implementation of the Transfragri Project. Donated by their Apex Organization the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League, CamCCUL, these three Credit Unions shortlisted as pilot Credit Unions of Project received these tools on 22nd and 23rd of April 2025 respectively in their premises in Bamenda( North West Region) and in Mbouda( West Region). Present to receive the equipment were the Board members and Management of these Credit Unions. Welcoming the delegation from CamCCUL, the Board presidents and Vice of the three Credit Unions, Mr. Ateafac Benley of AlouCCUL, Mr. Mofor Gilbert of M’mouckCCUL and Mr. Johnson Moko – Vice President of MCCCU thanked the Project, CamCCUL and the Cameroon Government for this laudable initiative which they said  is a dream which has finally come to fruition. The Board Presidents of Alou and M’mouck particularly disclosed that their farmers back at their Union’s Headquarters in Atualah and Mbeleka villages in the Lebialem Division in the South West Region who attended the impressive sensitization meetings months ago have been anxiously waiting for the project to materialize. They thanked all the actors responsible indicating their readiness to swing into action. While expressing their gratitude for the equipment which according to them is coming in to ameliorate and titivate a new marketing strategy of  farmers in their Credit Unions through a digital platform that will henceforth assist farmers market their produce directly to a wider market and also link farmers to other Agribusiness Value chain actors, the Board Presidents added that this android way of agriculture will not only improve on the Standard of living of their farmers, it will also enable them to contract and repay their Loans effortlessly. Mounting the rostrum, the Assistant General Manager of CamCCUL, Mr AWAH Richard Ndoh in a brief speech before presenting the tools to the pilot Credit Unions hailed them for their resoluteness in carrying out their activities in the Credit Union. He reminded them that the equipment is coming as a drive to enable them carry out the project effectively reason why they should safeguard them jealously.   Mr Konang Godwill, Head of Lending in CamCCUL dwelling on the reality of the Project on field said the turnout of members during the sensitization meetings months ago were indications of their willingness to embrace this new project which has finally come as a welcome relief to alleviate poverty and make farmers to enjoy the fruit of their labour. He then called on all present to be primary consumers of the project before disseminating it to members of the general public. The Coordinator of the Agric Business Unit in CamCCUL Mr. Afon Ferdinand after painting a picture of the project once again to the Board and Management present said there is software called Cagrib.com which is a display place that has been created to conveniently exhibit farmers produce and also link digitally the main actors in the agricultural value chain. The platform he said is user friendly and can be accessible by the various value chain actors and the general public through their mobile phones at any given time and place.   A 3 day seminar to actually build the capacities of Managers and Focal points of these Credit Unions on how to utilize the CamCCUL Agric Business forum for the Transfragri Project on this Digital Contractual Agriculture took place from 24th to the 26th April 2025 at the Women’s Empowerment Center in Mbouda, West Region of Cameroon. Opening the three day intensive training, Mr Awah Richard Ndoh, Assistant General Manager of the Cameroon Cooperative Credit Union League, CamCCUL, entreated participants to be open and tap from the well of Knowledge that CamCCUL, their Apex Organ and the software developer brought to them. Given the numerous challenges faced by farmers in enjoying the fruit of their labour nowadays, this project he added will henceforth provide a lasting solution that will enable farmers benefit from digitalization. Mr Lenjo Valery, Digital consultant and Developer of the Transfergri Platform explained that the platform is user friendly and will enable farmers deal directly with buyers without passing through middlemen. Participants who took part in the three days in-depth training testified that they are indeed going back equipped and poised to multiply what they gathered during their 3 days stay in Mbouda As the project fully kicks-off with farmers going digital in marketing their produce using this platform, income from their sales is also expected to improve their standard of Living and also enable them repay their loans as confirmed by Mr Awah Ferdinand, Coordinator of the Agribusiness Unit of CamCCUL. The Project titled “Building of CamCCUL Network Agribusiness Forum” is a platform for the marketing of farmers and Agribusiness produce for the CamCCUL Network in collaboration with the Transfragri Project. The program is created by the Cameroon Government, Funded by the French Development Agency and placed under the Management Unit of the Support Program to the National Strategy for Inclusive Finance (SP-NSIF) and managed by the Ministry of Finance. CamCCUL Network was selected because of its strong involvement in the Local Economy and its fights on poverty alleviation which match with the Transfragri Program.                                                                       KAH Calister.T.