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VOLTA CEREAL PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING GROUP (VCPPG)Mercedes Diane Griffin Forbes, F2F July 29, 2016
ORGANIZATIONAL STRENGTHENING AND RECORD KEEPING
Day 1: Mission and Vision
A Mission Statement defines the organization, its objectives and its approach to reach those objectives.
A Vision Statement describes the desired future position of the organization.
Day 2: SWOT Analysis
Day 3: SMART Goals
• Specific• Measurable• Attainable• Reasonable• Time Bound
Day 4: Record Keeping
The Cash Book The book in which we write all the money that comes in and goes out is called a ‘cash book’. You can use an ordinary arithmetic exercise book as a ‘cash book’. • All money that comes in is written on the left page • All the money that goes out is written on the right page
Day 5: Decision Making
The class was divided into 4 groups and each group was given a register of play money. They were all given equal amounts of various art supplies. Each group had to decide on products to create and then sell to the other 3 groups.
The objective was to see how they planned their business, budgeted their resources, marketed their products, and kept records for their enterprises using the skills they learned last week.
Recommendations:
Short Term (1-2 years):
1. Practice record keeping of financial transactions and input stores.
2. Develop strategic goals to achieve the mission of the cooperative.
Recommendations:
1. Create and Expansion Fund• Commission, which is a fixed percentage of
the sale’s price deducted from the total sales proceeds. OR
• Levy, which is a fixed charge imposed on each unit of weight or volume sold through the society, either as a flat rate on all produce, or differentiated according to grades.
2. Provide Supply Management Services• Based on bulking
• Direct purchasing
• Providing training