Challenges

MACEFCOOP offers many advantages as a trading partner and is proud of its achievements and the cooperative efforts of its membership and staff. But it is also keen to deal directly with the challenges that remain and those that it may face, wherever these are within its own control.

The main categories of challenges are:

Limitations in processing facilities

Support shortcomings

Infrastructure difficulties

The need for greater and more reliable turnover, income generation and capital acquisition

The requirement for member and staff development with regard to literacy and enhanced commitment to organisation goals, including data collection.

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Access both to Mamfe and the Sections can be difficult during the rainy season because of inadequate and poorly maintained roads.

Our specific difficulties are:

Inadequate processing facility. Final sorting, drying and grading of produce are done at SDV Douala hence there is lack of independence on processing aspects.

Telephone, email and fax facilities are at present very poor due to badly maintained government communication installations

Late execution of some contracts due to non dependent factors

Late deliveries from sections (members) due to very poor rural roads

Low literacy level of members

Undedicated field staff

Low turnover

Late payment to members

Poor statistical collection by members and section staff

Lack of sufficient running capital

Undedicated section executive members