FARMERS COOPERATIVE! WHY NEEDED?

It has been ascertained by the international co-operatives organization IOC that there are several kinds of cooperative societies that exited. Among them are:-
1. Credit union
2. Agricultural co-operative
3. Consumer co-operative
4. Junior co-operatives and
5. Other co-operatives ( e.g., workers, service, Housing , investment , marketing and funeral )

Here, we want to discuss on the Agricultural co-operative. These are groups formed to help organize agricultural producers into organized associations.
It is very clearly accepted in some land that farmers played a major role in making the agricultural sector the strength of the economy.
But the fact is that they are not cared for, not recognized. We wonder then whether the government wants the sector to exit. Deeply rooted in our heart, we all are aware that a nation without farmers is no nation. Base on this fact, Gofta multi-purpose co-operative society see the need to singlehandedly spearhead the reformation of the Agricultural co-operative in the state.

To ensure that they are recognized as talk and do organization, the Gofta M.P.C.S. ltd from the farmers desk of the society, cultivated a reasonable expanse of land in the year 2008, and the planting of their produce which is cassava was started on 31st Dec 2008 in the farmland. After the process of developing it for farming was completed. We are Proud to inform the public that today 25/11/09 from the produce of their farm, has processed and packaged a cassava product. Therefore becoming the first co-operative society to put into the Nigeria market, the Gofta packaged garri.

On this ground, from Wednesday the 25th of November 2009, Gofta becomes the first co-operatives society to produce, process and package garri for consumption in the Benin City market, Nigeria.
These are good evidence to know that Gofta world group has the capability to represent all farmers in the state.
The effort of the group is visible and their strength is felt their goals are gradually being achieved. Therefore we request the government at all level to support the good gesture of the unrelenting, determined and optimistic farmers known as the people’s Eucalyptus GOFTA! WE BUILD PEOPLE