Iyego Farmers Co-operative Society´s vision is “to provide an enabling environment in
which to improve and increase production and ensure highest possible payment while
adhering to the Co-operative principes and values.” Iyego was esthablished and registered
in May 1959, as Iyego Coffee Growers Co-operative Society, made of 7.528 members. The
society was later renamed Iyego Farmers Cooperative Society to reflect a wider scope of
its members´ mandate. The society currently exclusively deals in coffee processing and
marketing. The Society trains members on how to improve quality and quantity or our
coffee in order to respond to the market need. They have been investint on members
trainings on coffee husbandry, nutrition, control of pest and deseases in oder to increase
coffee productivity and in return increase income and economic stability of the farmers
and community. They additionally invested in a coffee nursery project, digitalisation or
transparency. The Co-operative Society is fully owned by the members who contribute
Shares and in return are issued with Share Certificates.