12caz-5815 - CAZ Addressing Cotton Farmers Needs
The Cotton Association of Zambia (CAZ) has developed and is currently implementing a Programme Plan “CAZ Addressing Cotton Farmers Needs” to enable the Association address key issues affecting its membership. The goal of the Programme is ‘to contribute to rural poverty alleviation through increased incomes and improved livelihoods of cotton farmers’. The objective of the Programme is ‘to strengthen the capacity of CAZ to satisfy the cotton producers’ needs’. The activities to be financed by Agriterra fall under the following outcome areas: To increase both the cotton yields/ha as well as the quality of the cotton produced. To increase the value addition of seed cotton production through farmer self financing schemes and operation of farmer owned/controlled baby ginneries at DFA level. CAZ is able to adequately represent the cotton farmers in terms of contractual agreements with cotton outgrower/ginning companies resulting in improved contract for farmers. To ensure that CAZ becomes a member driven, well structured & governed organization and sustainable organization with the capacity to provide effective and efficient service delivery in the areas of production, value addition, contractual negotiations and lobbying and advocacy.