The Department of Agriculture and Cooperatives in collaboration with National Cooperative Business Association has put in place an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) centre that will harmonise divergent views and strengthen existing cooperatives across six sub-counties. The county has more than 200 active agricultural cooperative societies with 12 having been revived after years of dormancy due to disputes and mismanagement. The dispute resolution centre will bring together and accommodate members’ diversity in perspectives that guide cooperative framework, safeguard peaceful coexistence, social cohesion and resolve all in-house conflicts within societies. It is expected that the dispute resolution desk will provide a favourable environment for cooperatives to exercise autonomy and cohesiveness in advocating for their objectives. The active rural cooperative societies engage in dairy, coffee, tea, sugarcane, avocado, poultry, fishing, maize, bamboo and potato production.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2021 07:06 UTC