Restaurante Lacmiel 1 cuadra arriba 1 cuadra al sur
Managua
Contact: Roger Juárez E,

Set up in 1990, FENACOOP is a third-level cooperative working at the national level whose members are first and second-level agricultural co-operatives, representing almost half the cooperatives in the country. The co-operative sector handles 52 percent of agricultural production in the country and as an organization resulting from the struggle of farmers, the federation is characterized by values arising from three sources; that of farmers which places great importance on the land; co-operativist values of democratic participation and collective action, and lastly militant values arising from a common historical struggle.

Member of the International Land Coalition 2003

ARnet

Community Empowerment Facility

Supporting rural women by securing their land tenure and their productive structures.

Network Support Programme

Proyecto de Fortalecimiento de la Capacitación de Incidencia del Sector Rural

Capacity Building: A goal of FEENACOOP is to use the information collected from and about civil-society organizations to launch capacity-building programmes for farmer communities. Because of the lack of awareness of land legislation, it organizes and conducts legal awareness and training programmes in this area.

Linking farmers to financial network: In response to the lack of credit access in the rural areas, FENACOOP has initiated a savings and credit programme and network that provides guarantees so that small producers and micro-entrepreneurs, who otherwise cannot borrow from formal financial institutions, are able to do so by linking six banks with initially six communities.

Networking among co-operatives
Research and information
Capacity building
Food Security
Savings and credit network
Network Building
Community Capacity Building
Institutional Development
Lobbying and Advocacy
Legislation, Regulations and Legal Support
Policy Research
Land Literacy
Women's Access to Land
Environmental Sustainability
Land and Water Rights
Conflict and Conflict Management