Réseau des Caisses Populaires du Burkina (RCPB) - Pilot-project at the level of Caisse de Kaya

Together with Trias NGO, the overal objective is to connect the farmers cooperatives to the RCPB.

One one side, farmers cooperatives have to structure themselves, develop their services to the members so as to become a key partner for the RCPB in its efforts to reach the smallholder farmers. On the other hand, the RCPB has to specialize its structure and adapt its products so as to understand the needs of the clients and offer attractive solutions.   

Among other things, BRS intervention is related to :

• Support to the RCPB for the development of a global and coherent strategy regarding agri-finance.
• Exchange experience on the organization and management of a specialized agri-finance department
• Strengthening the capacity of loan officers in agricultural profitability evaluation .
• Support for the development and provision of agricultural financial products adapted to the needs of producer organization

In 2017, BRS has facilitated a workshop gathering RCPB and farmers cooperatives representatives resulting in the first cycles of loan disbursements and repayments.  BRS has also facilitated the design of a commercial calender in order to ensure the timely disbursement and repayment schemes of the loans.

In 2018, BRS worked on the strategic and organizational approach.

In 2019 BRS extended its cooperation to more efficient internal control of the Caisses. 

Thanks to the cooperation with BRS, the more than 2500 member farmers will have better access to credits to produce these crops.