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Damot multi-purpose farmers’ cooperative union PLC

Agriculture · Agriculture

Industry Information

Industry Type
Agriculture
Established
November 30, 2000
Region
amhara
Address
West Gojjam, Amhara, Bure, Ethiopia

Description

Damot Multipurpose Farmers’ Cooperative Union, based in the West Gojjam Zone of Ethiopia's Amhara Region, is a robust secondary-level organization dedicated to empowering smallholder farmers through market integration and industrialization. By aggregating the resources of numerous primary cooperatives, the Union provides essential agricultural inputs like seeds and fertilizers while facilitating the large-scale marketing of crops such as maize, wheat, and oilseeds to ensure fair pricing for its members. Beyond simple trade, Damot has aggressively expanded into value addition, notably through its major investments in maize processing and animal feed production within the Bure Integrated Agro-Industrial Park. Ultimately, the Union serves as a vital economic engine that bridges the gap between traditional rural farming and modern industrial markets, significantly improving the livelihoods of thousands of farming households in the region.

Products & Services

Flour Production , Agricultural Supply Agricultural Marketing, Mechanization Farming Service, Harvesting Service, Threshing Logistic Service.

Company Profile

Sector
Agriculture
Company Size
Medium
Nearby City
Bure
Nearby University / TVET
Debre Markos University
Contact Person
—
Technology Status
Semi-automated

Academia–Industry Partnership

Linkage
Yes
HETRIIL Plan
Yes
Internship Capacity
50 (business and economics and agriculture and engineering)
Externship Capacity
7(_Accounting and Finance, human resource management, agricultural mechanization, agri-business and value chain management
Cooperative Training Capacity
57
Linkage Achievements
Capacity Building Training for employees.

Industry Demand

Externship Demand
Strategic plan preparation (MBA)
Cooperative Training Demand
Production agricultural mechanization, water pump, tractor maintenance, post harvest loss management
Technology Gap
Lack of automated information processing system, digital literacy
Joint Applied Research
Production contract farming, valued chain analysis of cereal products, post-harvest loss agricultural product, cost benefit analysis, reducing unnecessary brokers
Consultancy Demand
Agro-processing technology, internal controlling system, organizational structure, cost and benefit analysis for maize production and export, research and development
Priority Collaboration Theme
Contract farming at least 300 household farmer to get quality maize products for industry input and internal, controlling system.

Capacity building training for board members like leadership, team work.

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