For cooperatives and farmer groups
How cooperatives digitalise farmer records on Chondohub
A cooperative manager registers members, maps farm boundaries, and records crop and livestock activity through a shared digital portal. Bulk onboarding lets a cooperative officer add multiple members at once, with each farmer's farm record linked to the cooperative from the start.
Who this is for
Cooperatives, SACCOs, outgrower schemes, and farmer groups of any size. Whether a cooperative manages 50 members or thousands, the platform scales to the workload.
How member registration works
A cooperative manager invites members through the platform. Members can be onboarded individually — via email or phone invite — or in bulk via a structured import for cooperatives with existing member lists. Each registered member gets their own farm record space within the cooperative's shared view.
What the cooperative manager sees
Member list with farm sizes, crop types, and livestock counts.
Group aggregates: total production targets, collective inventory, procurement needs.
Activity feed: recent field updates, harvest records, and transactions from member farms.
Group procurement
The cooperative can create group input orders — combining the purchasing power of all members into a single order placed with an input vendor on Soko. This typically reduces per-unit cost for members and gives vendors a single, credible bulk buyer.
Collective sales
Members can contribute produce to a cooperative pool, which is listed for sale on Soko as a single collective lot. Settlement to individual members is calculated and distributed based on their contribution.
Financial records
Cooperative-level financial records — loan disbursements, input costs, sales settlements, and member balances — are maintained within the platform. Members with appropriate permissions can view their own financial summary.
Frequently asked questions
- Does the cooperative pay for each member's subscription?
- Cooperative-level features are included in the cooperative's plan. Individual farmer members within the cooperative do not each need separate subscriptions — member records fall under the cooperative account.
- Can a farmer be a member of more than one cooperative?
- Yes. A farmer can maintain their own independent farm account and be a member of one or more cooperatives at the same time.
- Is there a minimum or maximum number of members?
- There is no minimum member requirement. Maximum active members per cooperative account depends on the subscription tier; details are shown on the pricing page.
- What happens to member data if the cooperative leaves the platform?
- Farmer data belongs to the farmer, not the cooperative. Each farmer retains access to their own records regardless of the cooperative's account status.
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