MPUI AMCOS
Improving income, revenue, and production to crops growers in Mpui.
Ensuring members are growing crops in quantity and quality.
RC Mkirikiti addressing members of AMCOS
Rukwa RC, Hon. Joseph Mkirikiti, addressing members of AMCOS and Cooperative Unions during a workshop that was organized by Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) on September 03, 2021.
A meeting on Save Safe Food project
Mpui AMCOS board members and HELVTAS having a meeting on Save Safe Food project in November, that aims for improved post harvest management for maize including large-scale adoption of tarpaulin and hermetic bags to store maize safely.
Mpui AMCOS manager John presenting
Mpui AMCOS manager, Mr. John Mwamlenga presenting their group work on the access to quality maize grains during a workshop organized by HELVETAS Tanzania in February 2021.
Dr Ndiege during AMCOS training in Rukwa
Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dr Benson O. Ndiege (second from right) during AMCOS training in Rukwa in March 2021. He gave thanks to HELVETAS Tanzania for their strong collaborations with TCDC in capacity development of AMCOS leaders.
AMCOS secretaries during training in Rukwa
AMCOS secretaries during a 2-days training in Sumbawanga, Rukwa 12-13 March, 2021 organized by Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) in collaboration with HELVETAS Tanzania.
Quality Assurance Officer facilitating
Quality Assurance Officer (QAO) from National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) facilitating a training session on ‘’Access to Quality Maize’’. Participants were Lead Farmers from AMCOS and Extension Officers from Local Government Authorities.
Mr Benjamin training on Records Keeping
Mr Benjamin (Assistant Registrar in Rukwa) facilitating a training session on Records Keeping during ‘Save Safe Food Project’ training prepared by AMCOS in Sumbawanga.
Mr Shirima training on post-harvest mgt
District Focal Person, Mr. Salustian Shirima (holding hermetic bag) training on post-harvest management at Kaengesa village in Sumbawanga, July 2021. Hermetic bags are used to store grains safely, without using chemical.
Maize aggregators weighing maize grains
Maize aggregators measuring weight of maize grains at MPUI Centre, July 2021
Women cleaning maize grains
Women cleaning maize grains before bulking for collective market. Mpui AMCOS expects to collect and sell at least 10,000 metric tons of maize grains in 2021 season.
Mpui AMCOS, HELVETAS & Partners photo
HELVETAS Tanzania project team in a group photo with Commercial Partners and Mpui AMCOS management team, July 2021
Demonstrating post-harvest technologies
Lead Farmers from Mpui AMCOS displaying post-harvest technologies. They play important role in creating awareness among smallholder farmers, train them improved PHM, increasing market demand for effective post-harvest practices, technologies.
Mwakajoka giving remarks during meeting
Mpui AMCOS Chairperson, Mr. Hezeron Mwakajoka, giving his remarks during stakeholders meeting with Rukwa Regional Commissioner on September 03, 2021.
Magreth demonstrating how to use hermetic bag
Lead Farmer Magreth Kaimuak demonstrating how to use hermetic bags at Muze Village, Sumbawanga. ‘Hifadhi Nafaka Salama’ Project trained 229 (51% female) bag vendors, 47% of them aged18-35 years. Each has kiosk to sell bags, tarpaulins and agricultural products.
Mpui youth after training on post-harvest mgt
Mpui youth being trained on post-harvest management during 'Hifadhi Nafaka Salama' Project, in July 2020
Bachmann giving remarks during meeting
Country Director of HELVETAS Tanzania, Felix Bachmann (R) giving his remarks during quarterly review and planning meeting in March 2021
Mwakalonge demonstrating how to use PICs
Commercial Officer – PPTL, Imani Mwakalonge, demonstrating how PICs is used to store maize in a safe manner
Peter demonstrating how AgroZ bag is used
Sales Agronomist – AtoZ, Praise Peter, demonstrating how AgroZ bag is used to store maize in a safe manner
Lead farmers, extension agents group photo
Group photo with Lead farmers and extension agents, during post-harvest management and post-harvest technologies in Rukwa, April 2021. The training is organized and financed by HELVETAS Tanzania, through 'Hifadhi Nafaka Salama' Project.
Who are we?
MPUI AGRICULTURAL MARKETING CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED is experienced in implementing different business projects, managing banks loans and donor funded projects, provision of extension services and effectively managing of crops aggregation and collective marketing.
The Main Products and Services
The cooperative generates its revenue from different levels of operations. Mainly, is from selling of crops (white maize NON-GMO, sunflower and common beans) aggregated from farmers into different warehouses, also the cooperative generates revenues from provision of loans to her members as described below;
- Agricultural Marketing and provisional of inputs to farmers on credit
- Savings and credits facilities to members
- Provision of loans for agricultural inputs to members
- Crops aggregated and marketed through collective market system (CMS)
- Agency services for buying maize from smallholder farmers
- Maize shelling services
- Agency for inputs selling on behalf of inputs companies such as A to Z Textiles, Obo Investment Co. Ltd, YARA, SEEDCO, and SYNGETA
Categories of credits from the co-operative
- Business Loans
- Education Loans
- Emergency Loans
- Agricultural inputs loans
