REPUBLIC OF KENYA

KISII COUNTY GOVERNMENT

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL INCLUSIVE GROWTH PROJECT
(NARIGP)

NYARIBARI CHACHE SUB-COUNTY BANANA PRODUCTION AND MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE

SOCIETY LTD
P.O. BOX 2145 - 40200 KISII; KENYA

PROJECT TITLE:

INCLUSION, CAPACITY BUILDING AND MEMBERSHIP GRANT PROPOSAL

PROPOSAL DRAFTED BY SCADO

AND SUBMITTED TO:

NARIGP KISII COUNTY PROJECT COORDINATION UNIT

ON
INTRODUCTION Nyaribari Chache Sub-county Production & Marketing Cooperative Society
Ltd was incepted in 2019 and registered. It started from a humble
background by amalgamating six wards cooperative marketing groups in
Nyaribari Chache Region (Ibeno, Birongo, Bobaracho, Keumbu, Kisii Cental
and Kiogoro ward) to form Nyaribari Chache Region Banana Production and
Marketing (CBO). In the year 2012 KAPAP up scaled its operations to the
rest of the county by covering all the Nine Constituencies. Currently,over 10
CIGs (both formal & informal) had enlisted with banana VC with total
membership of over 300. This necessitated the formation of Nyaribari
Chache Banana Production and Marketing Cooperative Society LTD to cater
for these groups spread across the county.
The Main Objective of the Cooperative was to assist the members solve the
problem of low produce prices by aggregating their produce, reduce broker
influence and streamline marketing for increased incomes and reduce
poverty.
The ministry had collaborated with key stakeholders e.g. USAID-KAVES,
and Kisii County Government in the acquisition of 4000 tissue banana
planting materials to assist in solving production and marketing challenge.
To date the PO is engaged in group banana marketing, share drive for its
members and campaign to plant more bananas in anticipation of the ready
market through the construction of banana factory in Kisii by EU-IDEAS
project and othe stakeholder buyers e.g Merugreen Horticulture company
Further, banana is one of the major enterprises in Kisii County that greatly
contributes to income generation, food security and addresses nutritional
requirements of all categories of residents including the Vulnerable. Current
production averages 10 tons per acre against the potential 15tonnes per acre
and each HH has at least 10 stools of bearing bananas. Production is favored
by good climate, fertile soils and available ready market both within and
outside Kisii. Despite of the the prevalence of bacterial wilt and poor prices
offered by middlemen, lack of value addition initiatives and non-compliance
to GAP reduce production and earnings to significant level. It’s in this
context that the PO writes proposal to NARIGP to address some of the
identified challenges.

What are the 1. To recruit new members especially GIGs and VMGS into Nyaribari Chache
objectives of the Sub-county Banana Cooperative Society LTD.
inclusion and 2. To Strengthen the PO management committee and subcommittees through
membership training on subcommittee roles, governance and leadership, Management skills,
grant? market linkages and proposal writing.
3. To link farmers to structured markets.
Project Duration The proposed activities will be carried out between November to December 2019.
Who to work  Producer organizations executive and Supervisory committees
with?  Ward administrators
 Chiefs
 Community Driven Development Committees (CDDCs)
 Sub county Technical teams (SCTTs)
 Panel of Experts (POEs)
 County Project Coordination Unit (CPCUs)

What are the 1. The number of Formal Common Interest Groups (CIGs/VMGs) will increase
expected results from 10 to 90 through recruitment, organization and affiliation in all the 45
(Targets)? wards in Kisii County.
2. The total number of PO membership will increase from the current 900 to a total
of 6500
3. At least 20 members of the Producer Organization Executive committee and
Supervisory Committee will be trained on governance and leadership;
Management skills; market linkages and proposal writing skills.
4. The PO will forge for one new formal linkages that will provide outlet for about
70 % of the total banana produce from the farmers at competitive price.
Who will be Producer organization Executive committee, Sub County Technical Teams and
involved in County Project Coordination Unit.
Monitoring and
Evaluation?
Who will be The producer organization secretary will be responsible for preparing and
responsible for submitting technical reports to the county project coordination unit (CPCU). The
reporting? treasurer will be responsible for preparing and submitting financial reports through
the Secretary to CPCU.
Annex 1: Proposed Activities and Collaborators
No. Activity Who will provide Date(s)
training/Involved in the Activity
1 Drafting of Sensitization and Inclusion SCCT, CPCU, PO Executive 17th to 19th
grant proposal Committee Sep, 2019
2 Sensitization meeting for PO Management PO Executive committee and 26th to 27th
committee on the purpose of Inclusion and supervisory committee Sep 2019
membership grant
3 Establishment of grant Management PO and NARIGP 2nd to 3rd Oct
structure and training them on their roles. 2019
4 Approval of Inclusion and Membership CPCU and CPSC 7th Oct 2019
grant by the CPSC
5 Disbursement of Inclusion and PO and NARIGP 14th to 15th
membership grant to the producer October 2019
organization.

6 Planning meeting for Training and Baraza PO reps, SCTT, ward, local admin 17th October
roll out. 2019
7 Training of PO on Governance and PO and POE 21st to 24th
leadership. October 2019
8 Training of PO on Management skills. PO and POE 21st to 24th
October 2019
9 Training of PO on market access and PO and POE 28th to 31st
linkages. October 2019
10 Training/sensitization of PO on proposal PO and POE 28th to 31st
writing skills October 2019
11 Recruitment of new members (Holding of PO reps, CDDC, SCTT, Chiefs, 4th Nov to 20th
Baraza and follow up trips by PO reps) ward administrators, December
2019
Annex 2: Detailed Budget
Unit
No. Activity Budget item Units No. Total Cost
Cost
Drafting of
0
Inclusion and
1 membership Facilitated by CPCU
0 0
grant
proposal 0 0

Sensitization
Lunches for PO management
meeting for
committee Persons 30 1000 30000
POs
management Soda Crates 2 1100 2200
2 committee on
the purpose of pastry number 20 100 2000
Inclusion and hall hire days 1 6000 6000
membership
grant Water Dozen 2 1000 2000
42200
4 Training of
Producer
organization
on Grant
management
and
Formation
project
management
Sub
committees To be facilitated by CPCU 0 0
5 Disbursement
of Inclusion
and
membership
grant to the
producer
organization. To be facilitated by CPCU 0 0
Lunch for Signatories Persons 3 1000 3000
Fare Refund for signatories Persons 3 500 1500
6 Transacting
by POs Transaction cost Lumpsum 1 3000 3000
7500
Planning
Lunch for SCTT persons 18 1400 25200
meetings for
7 Lunch for PO reps persons 18 1000 18000
90 Barazas in
45 wards Lunch for sub ward administrators persons 45 1400 63000
 Lunch for sub ward admin Drivers persons 45 1400 63000
pastry number 25 100 2500
soda crate 3 1100 3300
hall hire days 2 6000 12000
water Dozen 2 1000 2000
189000

Training of Dsa for POE/SCTT Persons 12 7000 84000

PO on group
dynamics
Fare refund for POE/SCTT Persons 3 3000 9000
Governance
8 and Lunches for PO management
leadership committee Persons 80 1000 80000
and Soda crate 8 1100 8800
management
water dozen 8 1000 8000
skills(4days)
hall hire days 4 6000 24000

213800
Dsa for POE/SCTT Persons 12 7000 84000
Training of
PO on Fare refund for POE/SCTT Persons 3 3000 9000
market Lunches for PO management
access and committee Persons 80 1000 80000
9 linkages and
proposal Soda crate 8 1100 8800
writing hall hire days 4 6000 24000
skills(4Days)
Water crate 8 1000 8000
213800
Fuel litres 900 120 108000
Lunches for ward admin Driver Persons 45 1400 63000
Lunches PO reps persons 150 1000 150000

90 Barazas Lunches for SCTT persons 90 1400 126000

and
recruitment Lunches for area chief persons 90 1000 90000
of new
members to Lunches for Ward administrator persons 45 1400 63000
the PO in 45
wards Lunches for CDDCs Persons 80 1000 80000

bronchures number 4500 20 90000

banners number 4 6000 24000

794000
 Pens No 80 30 2400
Flip chats No 23 800 18400
11 Stationary
Note books No 80 50 4000
Marker pens No 24 70 1680
26480
1,486,780

Annex 3: CIGs/VMGs DATA COLLECTION SHEET

Baseline Data for CIG/VMGs will be carried out in the proposed format below.
CIGs/VMGs DATA COLLECTION SHEET
S/ Sub Ward Name Name of Membership Individual Banana Amount Price Name
No County of CIG/ fee member Yield of per of the
CIG/ VMG status(paid/Not farm size from banana bunch buyer
VMG members paid) in acres Previous sold in
harvest bunches
1.
2.
3.