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Update on the Srowi Mixed Farmers' Cooperative in Jukwa Ghana

by jeff buderer and joy tang

The Jukwa Cooperative has been a product of many years of effort on the part of the Prebbie family. It is designed to serve as a base for building an agricultural operation in the community that would focus on sustainable agricultural practices to help local farmers. After several years of building a relationship with the farmers, a level of trust has been built between oneVillage Ghana and the farmers. OVF Ghana now work together to build the Srowi Mixed Farmers Cooperative.

Recent achievements have been significant but they have not been without their struggles. We received word here in the US that OVF Ghana needed 2000 dollars to complete a transaction with the Ghanaian government to enable the the acquisition of a tractor for the cooperative. Money was needed in an account to prove that the recipient had the money to use the equipment and was established as working entity. I then approached my grandmother for assistance in obtaining the funds, which we then wired to Ghana, but the wrong account number was given, leading to as series of struggles and waiting for word on whether the correction hand been made or the money had been received.

Finally, Kafui Prebbie of oneVillage Ghana reported that after lengthy discussions were had with the District Directorate of Cooperative and Agriculture the cooperate received a "Palm Oil and Palm Kennel Oil Processing Plant" worth an equal amount to the tractor that they missed out on because they were out of stock. The option of a Multipurpose Modern Oil mill was carefully chosen as there are none in the local area and for this reason it has the potential to generate substantial income for the cooperative. Kafui and Godfred said the farmers were very grateful for the money and aid they received from the oneVillage Foundation.

Jukwa Trip Photo Gallery

Here are some photos from the April Ghana trip - the Jukwa meeting with the farmer families.