Transparency in practice - Coordination of financial management trainings

JDA_Consultor and Agriterra have been collaborating closely since 2010 in favor of transparency and good management practices for different agricultural cooperatives located in 9 different countries, which are all Agriterra's clients. As part of its strategy for 2016 through 2020, Agriterra will continue to support all its clients in terms of transparency and good management practices. These clients include those with which Agriterra is already actively working on this issue and those clients that will join after the organization is restructured in the upcoming months. With this future in mind, establishing a collaboration agreement between Agriterra and JDA_Consultor during 2016 is herein set forth, which guarantees the following services: • The continuation of a centralized unit for the monitoring and operational coordination of all activities related to financial management training. • The continuation of the implementation of the Basic Financial Management Training in all 7 countries where it has been performed during 2014 (Peru, Bolivia, Indonesia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia) and its expansion to the new countries (Zambia, China, Vietnam, Nepal) and regions (African Great Lakes) where there will be local presence of Agriterra in 2016. • The introduction of the Strategic Financial Management Training in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Bolivia), as well as its presentation to business advisors from countries interested in implementing it as from 2017. • The training of local trainers in new countries, or when trainers need to be replaced in countries where trainings are already taking place. • The design, production and first test (in Peru) of Supervisory Board Training Management addressed to members of the Supervisory Board of the cooperatives or future candidates who would like to know more before they run for such a responsibility.