Marirangwe United Bush Dairy

The Marirangwe United Bush Dairy (MUBD) is a private smallholder dairy cooperative operating in the Marirangwe area. Noting the little participation of smallholder farmers from the surrounding communal farming sector in the dairy initiative ZADT with support from the Dan Church Aid facilitated entry of the communal farmers into the cooperative through purchase of shares. Access to finance to purchase shares by the smallholder farmers was partly through a grant from Dan Church Aid and a loan from ZADT. Identification, registration and capacitation of interested farmers from Monera and Dzumbunu communal areas was done in partnership with the Farmers Association of Community self-Help Investment Groups (FACHIG), a non-governmental organization who operate in the area. The smallholder farmer shareholders are now receiving dividends from the Cooperative and are servicing their loan obligations through the earnings.