Cooperative Development Centre (CDC)

1. Cooperative Formation & Registration

• Formation and strengthening of new cooperatives
• Preparation of constitutions and internal bylaws
• Support for cooperative registration
• Governance and management structures

2. Training & Capacity Building

• Cooperative management
• Leadership and governance
• Accounting and bookkeeping
• VSLA/SACCO management
• Entrepreneurship and financial literacy
• Project management

3. Business Development Services

• Business plans
• Feasibility studies
• Market assessments
• Business modeling
• Enterprise development and mentorship

4. Agricultural Cooperative Development

• Crop and livestock production
• Agribusiness and value-chain development
• Seed and agricultural input management
• Processing and value addition
• Irrigation and farm management

5. Biofertilizer Production & Services

• Production of biofertilizer
• Compost and organic fertilizer development
• Training on biofertilizer production and use
• Quality improvement and application guidance
• Packaging and marketing of biofertilizer products

6. Biogas & Gas Energy Services

• Design and construction of biogas digesters
• Installation and maintenance of biogas systems
• Production of cooking gas from organic waste
• Livestock waste and organic waste management
• Production and use of bio-slurry as biofertilizer
• Training and technical support
• Clean and renewable energy solutions for households, farmers and cooperatives

7. Finance & Investment Facilitation

• Linking cooperatives with financial institutions and investors
• Savings and credit systems
• Investment planning
• Financial management
• Funding proposal development

8. Market Access & Marketing

• Linking producers with markets
• Buyer-seller linkages
• Product branding and packaging
• Market information and marketing support

9. Project Development & Management

• Concept notes and project proposals
• Budget preparation
• Project implementation
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Project reporting

10. Research & Consultancy

• Baseline studies
• Needs assessments
• Feasibility studies
• Surveys and cooperative performance assessments
• Policy and strategy advice

11. Youth & Women Economic Empowerment

• Job creation and entrepreneurship
• Youth and women cooperatives
• Skills development
• Start-up and enterprise support

12. Innovation & Technology

• Innovation projects
• Digital cooperative management
• Agricultural technologies
• Renewable energy solutions including biogas and solar
• Technology transfer

13. Networking & Partnerships

• Linking cooperatives with government institutions
• Partnerships with NGOs and development partners
• Links with universities and TVET institutions
• Private-sector partnerships
• Cooperative networking

Integrated CDC Circular Economy Approach

CDC promotes an integrated system linking Biogas → Bio-slurry → Biofertilizer → Agriculture. This approach converts organic and livestock waste into clean cooking energy and valuable organic fertilizer, creating economic and environmental benefits for farmers, households and cooperatives