Helping theirs members to develop sense of ownership Encouraging members to meet the marketing formalities/principles The primary cooperatives should evaluate their members economic benefit Recruiting educated or well trained staff members Providing training on marketing Improving the internal functioning of the cooperative Creating awareness on marketing principles Improving their bookkeeping producers Building the capacity of the management Farmer and Cooperative Entrepreneurship Lead question 1: What can primary cooperatives do in order to be competitive in the market?

Building their financial capacity by registering new members and encouraging existing members to buy more shares Developing trust between the members and the cooperative Improving input availing Improving the storage service and working to have a good office Encouraging employed workers to work freely and developing an improved controlling mechanism Results Lead question 1

Building the capacity of managers/ replacing those managers who are not effective by the competent ones Creating market linkage Searching for alternative works Providing up-to-date market information Primary cooperatives should strictly follow proclamations and bi-laws Avoiding unnecessary interferences Improving the infrastructure (warehouse, bag) Timely auditing Helping them to share dividend yearly Results Lead question 2:What kinds of support can the CPA provide for the cooperatives so that they can be competitive in the market ?

For getting credit service Share dividend They are the owners They get social support when they are in trouble Results Lead question 3:Why do farmers become members of cooperatives? What economic benefits do they get from being a member?

Provide credit service Encourage members to produce quality sesame by availing inputs and improved technology Giving storage service Engaging in some value addition activities Multiplying quality seed and availing it for their members Lead question 4: What can primary cooperatives do to increase the economic benefits of their members?

Results Lead question 4