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WAITALUK WARD FARMERS COOPERATIVE SACCO.
Date: 22-01-2024
BACKGROUND.
Trans Nzoia county has seen Waitaluk women group exhibit change through a farm Sacco that begun as women great effort to fights in eradication of famine and improving productivity. This has turned out to be a very successful story and encouraging. The Sacco now offers employment and range of products to the locals around and the ward serves as an icon to the rest.
VISION.
Lead the way towards eradicating famine around Waitaluk Ward and throughout Trans Nzoia County by improving the productivity of farmland and the nutritional value of food produced while preserving and enhancing the environment.
MISSION STATEMENT.
Attain all year round sustainable production and supply ability through enhancing small-scale farmers towards the best use of land and provision to both the consumers and small-scale farmers a reliable market of high-quality farm products.
CORE VALUES.
Relationships
Agriculture is a people business. The Sacco strives to connect small farmers in the industry to share knowledge, resources and grow together. Therefore we encourage partnership, volunteerism, and mentorship among the stakeholders along the value chain of our products.
Services
The Sacco focuses on to serve Individuals and CIGs in the general community. The effort is through the creation of a reliable market with high-quality farm products that create satisfaction to both the consumers and small-scale farmers.
Training & Development.
Agriculture is constantly evolving, and we want to meet the challenges of a changing world by promoting continual education and training to build on our talents and develop new skills on the best use of available resources among the members of Sacco’s value chain.
Environment
The ability to feed the future is vested in the conservation of the land and the environment we live today. Biodiversity conservation measures are part of our agricultural practices at WAITALUK.
SERVICES RENDERED.
The following range of services are offered /can be offered by Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited.
Poultry Farming
Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited has variety of livestock held at Sacco’s farms whereby Chicken make the main livestock project for the time being; the main products from poultry range from
Chicken Eggs;
Chicken Meat; and
Day old chicks from hatchery Unit
Formal, informal training & extension services.
Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited facilitate links to both formal and Informal training as well as extension services specifically to esteemed customers who purchase day old chicks from the Sacco and contracted farmers. These customers are treated as potential future suppliers of eggs to the company.
The training involves
 Chicken housing
 Handling of day old chicks
 Brooding
 Feeding
 Growth management
 Keeping chick healthy (Vaccination, Temperature, Ventilation, Lighting etc)
Products marketing.
Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited invest on securing a reliable market for the products produced within the Sacco as well as those products produced by out growers
Range of Products at Waitaluk Ward Farmers Sacco.
Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited deals with a range of various products related to crop farming and Poultry farming. They include:
a. Incubation
b. Food Formulation
c. Banana growing
d. Poultry keeping
Waitaluk members on a routine activity of the farm.
Project management at Waitaluk.
The Management Team at Waitaluk Ward Sacco Limited is made up by professional staffs and dedicated individuals with a passion for making an impact in the agriculture sector through management of viable agriculture projects and products value additional using the full-time employees and hired experts on call basis.
Conclusion.
Women are change agents and ideal farmers. Waitaluk ward farmers has proven skills for future and beyond climate change and famine. Progress is realized and continuity is promised at Waitaluk ward Farmers. Such efforts are change stories that sees the community progress and in a position to stand out with the societal variables. Today Waitaluk ward farmers can do great things by themselves.