Webinar: From Weak Links to Strong Systems
đź“… Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025
🕑 Time: 14:00 – 15:00 CET
đź“Ť Location: Zoom Webinar (link will be shared upon registration)
🎤 Speakers
- Raymond F. Lyimo, Senior Cooperative Advisor at Agriterra and Program Lead AgriGRADE
- Cees van Rij, Director AgriGRADE
About the Webinar
Governance remains one of the most critical — yet often overlooked — challenges in cooperative development. In many farmer organizations, gaps in leadership, accountability, and member engagement limit long-term performance and sustainability.
In this webinar, we dive into fresh insights from the AgriGRADE pilot in Tanzania, where 63 farmer organizations were assessed using SCOPEinsight’s standardized tools. The data highlights both strengths and persistent weaknesses across key governance dimensions such as board functioning, management continuity, inclusiveness, and member engagement.
Key topics we’ll cover:
- What the governance data reveals across 63 Tanzanian cooperatives
- Why fragmented governance support leads to missed opportunities
- How a data-driven, systemic approach helps cooperatives strengthen leadership, transparency, and resilience
- Practical steps for building inclusive, accountable, and professional governance systems
- Reflections from Agriterra’s coaching experience on the ground
Who Should Attend
- Development organizations
- Cooperative leaders
- Financial institutions
- Policy makers
- Agribusiness stakeholders
- Anyone involved in strengthening farmer organizations
Join us as we explore how data, structured capacity building, and aligned partnerships can turn weak governance into strong, investable systems.
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