Cereal Growers Association has 3 Pillars within which our mandate is executed:
Member Advocacy Pillar
In this pillar, CGA aims to enhance its ability to engage effectively in discussions with members and focuses on improving our member services.
Evidence-Based Advocacy Pillar
This pillar is the driving force behind CGA’s participation in policy formulation and legislation.
Sustainability Pillar
This pillar enables CGA to sustain its member services and intervention.
CGA'S THEORY OF CHANGE
Cereal Growers Association (CGA) is premised on the theory of change that believes if farmers and stakeholders are provided with holistic solutions that deliver information, innovation, technology, supportive services (such as finance, insurance, research), and an enabling environment (policies, legislation, regulations), these farmers and stakeholders will exploit the available opportunities and engage in progressive and profitable agribusinesses that contribute to improved livelihoods.
REPRESENTATION
The Association engages in evidence-based lobbying and advocacy processes by proactively and continuously engaging in policy-making processes for contributing to the creation of favourable agribusiness environment. This pillar speaks to policy research and the packaging of well-researched arguments to support the membership position and air the members' voice.
ECONOMIC SERVICES
This pillar seeks to deliver on effective management of the cereal supply chain end-to-end through product bundling to support members to engage in profitable and sustainable agribusinesses. The bundling of services spun linkage to input procurement, finance and insurance, output markets, equipment and mechanization services, post-harvest handling and management including storage and warehousing technologies, farm management services, aflatoxin testing, logistics, and transport services, consultancy services and soil testing and analysis services among other services. This is delivered through Business-to-Business Forums (B2Bs) and Business to Customers (B2C) Forums.
TECHNICAL SERVICES
Through this pillar, CGA provides best-in-class capacity building and training to members, enabling them to adopt good agricultural practices contributing to increased production, productivity, and profits. This is achieved through provision of advisory and extension, customized trainings, setting up of demonstration and trial learning sites for agri-innovations and technologies, hosting pre and post-season meetings including farmer field days and agri-expos, and peer-to-peer exchange learning tours. Advisory, extension, training, learning, and demonstration sites.
INFORMATION SERVICES
This pillar delivers on providing information to support data-driven farm management. The Association provides timely information and member actionable insights to support cereal farm, financial, and supply chain management. This is the information for the agribusiness planning focus of the Association.
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