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Vision, Mission, and Goals Statement

Vision

The Luangwa Valley ecosystem is made secure from human disturbances by sustaining livable incomes and household food needs through trade incentives that drive land use practices supportive of well-managed landscapes and natural resources.  Through this success, serve as an example and learning platform for extending COMACO to other regions in Zambia and the sub-continent.

Mission

Provide marketing services, trade benefits, and extension support for farm-based and natural resource-based commodities as a basis for small-scale farmer adoption of improved land use practices that promote natural resource conservation. 

Goals

  • Poverty reduction - Ensure 85% of selected poor, food insecure families achieve a sustainable production of diverse commodities that support food security and increased income and reduce risks of natural resource degradation.

  • Job Creation - Supplement Government and other private sector efforts in reducing unemployment through increased opportunities of self-employment from direct trade in farm-based and natural resource-based commodities.

  • Sustainability - Reduce trading centre's dependency on donor support for its operational costs and become fully self-financing within 5 years of a trading centre's establishment.

Methodology

The following will be the vehicle by which the Vision, Mission and Goals will be realized:

  1. Identify, establish, and maintain niche markets for value-added products such as peanut butter, snacknuts, honey, polished rice, soya products, sorghum meal, energy bars, health cereals, etc.
  2. Identify, establish, and maintain fair-trade and organic-based markets that provide added incentives, such as premium prices.
  3. Pass on market incentives to producers who demonstrate compliance to accepted land use practices.
  4. Provide adequate but sustainable extension services to households that lead to increased crop yields while at the same time enhance the conservation of natural resources.
  5. Maintain active involvement and support of stakeholders, Government and technical collaborating partners
  6. Maintain a highly motivated and dedicated workforce.
  7. Employ cost-effective production and operational systems to attain desired profit levels.


Read more about the COMACO model:
COMACO: Design, Results and Analysis

 

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