In preparation for the construction of three cold storage facilities in 2021, ROOTS with implementing partners are on a joint-field mission to consult and sensitize the marketing federations on the Matching Grant concept. The visit aims at assessing the capacity of the Marketing Federations to co-finance 20% of the total cost of the facilities, assessing their organizational and governance structure for the possibility of managing cold storage facilities, and preparing them to submit a bankable proposal with a strategy for the viable and sustainable management of facilities. All the six agricultural regions will be visited.
First marketing federation visited was in NBR where the ROOTS Team held successful consultations with representatives of the federation.