The Co-operative Alliance of Kenya (CAK) is collaborating with the Germany Ministry of Agriculture and Food (FMAF) to a project to strengthen governance and value-addition in agricultural Co-operatives in Kenya. Both parties have agreed to work with the Co-operative University College of Kenya in key areas of the project. The purpose of the meeting was to enable CAK and FMAF to brief CUCK on the proposed project and get the commitment of CUCK to participate in it.

Professor Douglas Shitanda, The principal CUCK, welcomed the guests to the Co-operative University College of Kenya (CUCK) and assured them the University’s commitment to collaborate with development partners to strengthen Co-operatives, Co-operative studies and research in Kenya. He stated that the core business, and indeed the mission, of CUCK is capacity building for the Co-operative Sector in Kenya and its associated industries.

Julia Haumann, Germany Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Division for International Projects, Twinning,  Sophie Stahlberg, Representative for Sub-Saharan Africa. Germany Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Division for International Affairs.  Inge Garke, Programme Director of the General Agent, Bilateral Cooperation Programme. GFA Consulting Group. General Agent for the Germany Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture and Mareike Brandt, Project Manager of the General Agent, Bilateral Cooperation Programme. GFA Consulting Group. General Agent for the Germany Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture represented Germany.