Organizing African Producers for Larger Markets
Join as a Producer
CDI Cooperative is designed to bring farmers and agricultural producers into organized production networks that can connect production with infrastructure, knowledge, aggregation and larger markets.
02 · Profile
From Individual Production to Organized Market Participation
- Access to markets
- Aggregation
- Storage
- Quality standards
- Processing
- Logistics
- Knowledge
- Commercial relationships
03 · Benefits
The producer ecosystem
Producer
Produce agricultural commodities according to appropriate production and market requirements.
Cooperative
Organize producers and coordinate participation within structured agricultural networks.
Collection
Connect production with local collection and aggregation infrastructure.
Storage
Provide access to appropriate storage systems through the developing CIAF infrastructure network.
Processing
Enable cleaning, sorting, grading, processing and packaging where appropriate.
Market access
Connect organized production with identified domestic, regional and international opportunities.
04 · Commitments
An Ecosystem Designed Around the Producer
- Depending on the programme, location and eligibility requirements, producers may gain access to: agricultural training, cooperative organization and production knowledge.
- Market information, aggregation infrastructure, storage infrastructure and processing infrastructure, where available.
- Quality systems, digital coordination and market-access opportunities.
- Business development support and professional networks.
- Registration does not guarantee a buyer, a fixed price, a purchase agreement, financing or income. Access is subject to programme and market requirements.
05 · Market-back production
Producing With the Market in Mind
CIAF and CDI are developing a market-oriented model in which production can increasingly be organized around identifiable commercial opportunities. This approach is intended to help reduce the disconnect between what producers produce and what markets require.
- Market demand
- Product requirements
- Producer organization
- Production
- Aggregation
- Quality
- Processing
- Logistics
- Market
06 · Value chain
The Producer Is the Beginning of the Value Chain
CIAF builds the infrastructure. CDI organizes the producers. The market creates the commercial opportunity.
The long-term CIAF model connects producer networks with collection centres, agricultural hubs, storage facilities, processing infrastructure, logistics networks and market-access systems.
07 · Process
The producer journey
- Step 101
1. Register
The producer joins the appropriate cooperative or producer network.
- Step 202
2. Organize
Production is organized around crops, commodities, location and potential market requirements.
- Step 303
3. Train
The producer receives access to relevant knowledge, training and standards.
- Step 404
4. Produce
Agricultural production takes place according to applicable production and quality requirements.
- Step 505
5. Aggregate
Production is collected and consolidated through the appropriate collection infrastructure.
- Step 606
6. Verify
Products may undergo weighing, grading, quality control and other applicable verification processes.
- Step 707
7. Store / Process
Products move into appropriate storage or processing facilities, where available.
- Step 808
8. Market
Products may be connected to identified commercial opportunities, depending on market requirements.
Ready to Become Part of the Producer Network?
Register your interest in joining the CDI Cooperative ecosystem and receive information about relevant programmes, production opportunities, training and market-access initiatives.