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::The idea of starting a worker coop in the rural village of Banka in Bafang Cameroon Africa came from the need to encourage local consumption of foodstuff cultivated by local agricultural laborers and create a trading platform to facilitate the buying between Cameroonian producers and buyers. | ::The idea of starting a worker coop in the rural village of Banka in Bafang Cameroon Africa came from the need to encourage local consumption of foodstuff cultivated by local agricultural laborers and create a trading platform to facilitate the buying between Cameroonian producers and buyers. | ||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
====Cameroon==== | ====Cameroon==== | ||
''notes'' | ''notes'' | ||
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::--Cameroon is among the world’s largest cocoa producers; 130,000 tons of cocoa beans were produced in 2004. Two types of coffee, robusta and arabica, are grown; production was 60,000 tons in 2004. About 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) are allocated to cotton plantations. | ::--Cameroon is among the world’s largest cocoa producers; 130,000 tons of cocoa beans were produced in 2004. Two types of coffee, robusta and arabica, are grown; production was 60,000 tons in 2004. About 85,000 hectares (210,000 acres) are allocated to cotton plantations. | ||
::--Human rights organisations accuse police and military forces of mistreating and even torturing criminal suspects, ethnic minorities, homosexuals, and political activists."Cameroon", Amnesty International; "Cameroon (2006)", Freedom House; "Cameroon", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State; "Elections to the Human Rights Council", Amnesty International. | ::--Human rights organisations accuse police and military forces of mistreating and even torturing criminal suspects, ethnic minorities, homosexuals, and political activists."Cameroon", Amnesty International; "Cameroon (2006)", Freedom House; "Cameroon", Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, U.S. Department of State; "Elections to the Human Rights Council", Amnesty International. | ||
===Social, Economic, Political Environment(North/South)=== | |||
== | *Technical and cultural exchanges + funding | ||
*Participation in international networks, building and sharing social capital | |||
*Sharing of development experiences and social organization:South-South, South-North, East-West. | |||
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==Organizations/NGOs/Partners== | ==Organizations/NGOs/Partners== | ||
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::An umbrella organisation made up of fiften Rural Women's Association and based in Cameroon. our main activities include farming, acquacullure, trade, revolving credit scheme, cooperative activities such as gari processing and many others. Because of diversified activities and greater participation, we are spread all over South West Province of Cameroon. | ::An umbrella organisation made up of fiften Rural Women's Association and based in Cameroon. our main activities include farming, acquacullure, trade, revolving credit scheme, cooperative activities such as gari processing and many others. Because of diversified activities and greater participation, we are spread all over South West Province of Cameroon. | ||
*Femmes Étoile de Banka | *Femmes Étoile de Banka | ||
::Association qui fait dans la transformation du manioc en divers produits(Baton de manioc,Tapioca,Couscous). | ::Association qui fait dans la transformation du manioc en divers produits(Baton de manioc,Tapioca,Couscous). | ||
''' | ==Project Description== | ||
::''what'' : a cooperative of agricultural workers and buyers | |||
::''how'' : use new technologies to facilitate the transactions between producers and buyers( members of the coop can advertise their goods and offers on a Web site with their own Internet addresses, and farmer and trader groups can set up Web sites to manage all these services for their members) and have a local store where producers can advertise and sell their products to local community members. | |||
::''who'': agricultural workers of Banka/Bafang, buyers of cities (Yaoundé, Douala) | |||
====Project Objectives==== | |||
::''why'': | |||
::-to enable agricultural workers (peasants) to prosper through timely supply of reliable, high quality local agricultural inputs and services to urban buyers | |||
::-to faciliate the trade between rural and urban buyers | |||
::-to initiate other socio-economic activitities to improve the welfare of the Banka/Bafang community | |||
*Activities | |||
*Tasks | |||
*Partners | |||
#Chefferie Banka | #Chefferie Banka | ||
#exportateur de café | #exportateur de café | ||