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Coopérative Loan

This loan targets players in agricultural export value chains such as coffee, cocoa and other export products. Beneficiaries of the product can be cooperatives and/or their members (small-scale farmers).

Through “cooperative” loan, it is possible to finance:

  • The campaign to collect export products from producer members,
  • Working capital requirements for processing and export,
  • Any other needs, including social needs (health, education, etc.) of cooperative’s members through the cooperative.

Great Features

  • Limit Amount of :
    1. USD 5,000 and over for the cooperative
    2. USD 50 and over for cooperative’s members
  • Tenors : 12 months. With repayment terms according to the crop cycle. Exception based on seasonality of agricultural speculation and income (for loans to members)
  • Moratorium and/or grace period on the growing-processing, distribution and pending payment period

What you require to sign up

For the cooperative:

  • Be a cooperative with a reliable contract to sell/export to a trusted international or local buyer.
  • Have already made at least one sale/export in the last two campaigns (except in exceptional cases).
  • Have the legal registration documents of operation (license, legal personality, land lease contract issued by the community, sector chief, etc.).
  • Submit a list of the cooperative's members (with supporting membership contract) or a list of suppliers.

For cooperative's members:

  • Being a member of an eligible cooperative
  • Have worked with the cooperative in the last 2 years (with some exceptions)
  • Have signed a pre-financing and/or delivery agreement of (all) production to the cooperative.
  • Owned the used land or had a land lease contract
  • Being an effective member of the cooperative with payment of the social contribution
  • Easy Steps to Get This Loan Facility

    • Submit to the bank all legal documents of the cooperative and contractual documents between the co-operative and its members.
    • Fill in the loan application form
    • Receive a visit from an agribusiness client advisor and other assessment officers
    • Going back to the bank to sign loan and other contracts
  • Why you should sign up for this product

    • Micro loan to the cooperative’s members.
    • Reduction of the burden of collateral on small-scale farmer.
    • Possibility of in kind repayment via the cooperative,
    • Ultimately reducing the cost of credit for the farmer.

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