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Aku-Ubi Farmers’ Coop

Joining the Aku-Ubi Cooperative Union Umbrella

If you are a farming cooperative, the Aku-Ubi Cooperative Union family would love to have you join us under our Umbrella!  If you are an individual farmer but presently not a member of any cooperative, you can join our Aku-Ubi Coop directly!

History

An initial program that ACIF started with in Nigeria was called Winning with Agricultural Research and Extension.  Balancing the supply chain was a key strategy for this effort.  One of the major needs was to build the strength of the small farmer part of that chain.  Aku-Ubi was created to deliver this.  Aku-Ubi is Igbo for the “Palace of the Farm.” 

Results to Date

Aku-Ubi has offices in the Cooprestive Union Building located on Imo State  Polytechnic property.  ACIF worked with Imo State to modify its charter to accommodate supporting farming coops; thus making room for project work to support Aku-Ubi.  It has sponsored several State wide training programs for the farmers and built relationships with suppliers.  Our Managing Director is Oke Awogu, the largest pineapple farmer in Nigeria.  Henrietta  Nzurumike,  the  ADP Assistant  Technical Officer and Director for  Extension Services with  the Imo  State Ag Dept is also helping lead smaller cooperatives to join our master Coop.  She is pictured in the photo.

Aku-Ubi’s Nigerian Export Promotion Council Registration

The future is bright for Aku -Ubi!  It not only is growing in terms of membership across Imo State, but has created an excellent link for future export of products made by Coop members with the Nigerian Export Council.  The current Managing Director, Oke Awogu has been a support for ACIF for more than ten years and is highly respected among the young farmers in the State. 

Pineapple for export - a Big Opportunity !

The Aku-Ubi Pineapple Story

Aku-Ubi, located in IMO State has significant advantages producing  Cashew, Palm oil, Fresh Pineapple fruits and Cassava.   Nigeria is among  global  leaders for  pineapple.  Currently 100%  is  consumed locally with  30% going  to  waste,  due  to  limited   processing  equipment availability  and lack  of  an  export  market.


Aku-ubi Coop. is  embarking on an aggressive campaign pursuing willing investors  to  advance  processing  capability,  building  interest among farmers  via  workshops, and  making  on-site visits  to  interested  farmers/small  coops.   A  Farmer/Crop  Database  has  been  created.

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