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Our mission is to enhance the quality of life and economic opportunities
or rural Mississippi residents through the development of cooperative businesses.
THE
QUIET MOVEMENT
MISSISSIPPI ASSOCIATION OF COOPERATIVES A State Association of the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
Sep
201
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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER
Third QUARTER EDITION 2012 NEWSLETTER
This article has been dedicated to the international year of cooperatives;
I am sure many of us are not aware that India is the largest milk producer in the world
today. It was really interesting to know during my research that India utilized their
strong cooperative infrastructure in a very effective manner to achieve such a land-
mark in the world. India named this White Revolution or Operation Flood. With an
annual production of 108 million tons, 65 per cent of which is produced a national
herd of 113 million head of cattle/ buffaloes, India is the world’s largest milk-
producing country ahead of the second largest milk producer United States of Ameri-
ca with76 million tons. Some 75 million dairy farming households, mostly small
farmers and they are linked to
cooperatives.
Milking is done by hand, and
the milk is then transported to
the village collection centers or
it is collected by local milk-
men. About 45 per cent of the
milk is used by the farming
households and only 15 to 20
per cent is delivered to formal
milk processors.
Majority of milk products are produced and marketed in India by Anand Milk Union
Limited (AMUL). It was formed in 1946, it’s a brand name managed by one of the
premier Indian cooperative organization; the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing
Federation Ltd. (GCMMF).
The White Revolution did not only affect the Indian Economy but the Indian social
scenario as well. Traditionally, India’s dairy cooperative societies were run by men, but with time, this has gradually
changed. Today, about 18% of cooperative members are women and nearly all the women cooperatives are functioning in
the country. Over 1000 women in Gujarat’s Sundarnagar district have proved that modern technologies can ameliorate the
worries of poor rural women. The White Revolution or Operation Flood has helped farmers or cooperative members, direct
their own development, placing control
of the resources they create in their own hands. A 'National Milk Grid', links milk producers throughout India with consum-
ers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that the producer gets a
major share of the price consumers pay. The ultimate benefits achieved.
Cooperative Works!!!
BY: Nitu Srivastava
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SECOND QUARTER EDITION 2012 NEWSLETTER
As we approach the middle of 2012, it is wise for cooperatives as well as business owners to review their business plan for
the cooperative and their individual farming operations. The overall purpose of a business plan is a blue print or road map on
steps on how to successfully plan and operate your business.
The key elements that a business plan consists of are:
Executive Summary - Who you are and what you want to do
What are your products/services?
Describe how you will market your product ( why you can succeed),
Outline a timetable for planning and implementing your business,
Put together a basic financial presentation (expenses, projected sales, need for financing and cash flow).
In order to apply for loans or other outside funding a business plan is needed to demonstrate how knowledgeable the busi-
ness owners and cooperative members are of their field. FSA Loans, SBA, bank, or credit union each will require a business
plan to apply for funding.
If you would like more information or assistance on developing your successful business plan please contact the Mississippi
Center for Cooperative Development 601-354-2750.
$ Assets + Liabilities = Owners Equity
Goals Business Plan ? Balance Sheet
SWOT
Analysis SUM() Cash Flow Income Statement
Going Back to the Basics: Let’s have a Cooperative Revival By: Savannah Jackson-Hales
In order for your cooperative to be truly successful, we have to keep in mind and act upon the 7 Basic Coop-
erative Principles. We know that the world is not perfect and only in a perfect world will you have harmony
all the time in your cooperative. In running your business, just know that you will be offended, you will get
mad, and you will have the desire to just give up and quit, but guess what? You are not alone. Everybody at one point or
another go through these same feelings, and only the strong willed survives them. When your passion exceeds your dis-
comfort, you will experience more instances of success. Sometimes in this cooperative world that we live in, we have to
refreshed on what being in a cooperative is all about, the 7 Basic Principles. Sometimes, just like the church, we need a
revival, and reviewing these principles just might be the revival that we need along with some Cooperative and Board
Trainings.
So here are the 7 Basic Cooperative Principles:
Voluntary and Open Membership (Anyone approved can join)
Democratic Member Control (One Person One Vote)
Member Economic Participation (Patronage System and Shares)
Autonomy and Independence (Not Government Controlled)
Education, Training, and Information (Staying ahead of the game)
Cooperation among Cooperatives (Network! Network! Network!)
Concern for the Community (Being Economically and Socially Present)
Keeping in harmony with the celebration of the International Year of the Cooperatives, your state association, the Missis-
sippi Association of Cooperatives FSC/LAF, will be hosting our very own statewide cooperative revival on November 8,
2012 at the Regency Hotel in Jackson, MS from 8am- 3pm. Our hope is that you will be reintroduced to these with the
Mississippi Cooperative Summit seven principles on a much grander scale; so that you can go back to your own coopera-
tive and revive the business, the membership, the community, and most importantly yourself because as we all know,
true change starts within yourself first.
Let’s get to it Co-op!
Business Plan By :Tywan Arrington
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THE STATE COORDINATOR’S REPORT FROM THE DESK OF BEN F. BURKETT
SECOND QUARTER EDITION 2012 NEWSLETTER
2.5 X 2025
.Inside Help
By: Conston Scott
As an Agribusiness Management Specialist you are assigned to different counties to provide service to
small farmers and ranchers. We are to help them become economically sound and increase their profitability. Training
and technical assistance is provided through workshops on USDA Programs, farm management, vegetable and livestock
production along with Cooperative Development training.
I was assigned to Oktibbeha County to find small farmers and hopefully start a co-op. I was fortunate to meet Mr. Or-
lando Trainer, a Road Supervisor for District Two in Oktibbeha County. He is a member of Winston County Self Help
Co-op in Winston County. He knew the value of being a part of a co-op and he became my help on the inside. When
we talked, I found out that he had been meeting with a group of small farmers and invited me to the meeting. I told
them about the plan Mississippi Association of Cooperatives (MAC) had for starting a co-op in Oktibbeha County. I
passed out some pamphlets with information concerning MAC and the services they provide.
They now meet on the last Saturday of the month. They have met several times and are ready for Co-op Development
Training. It is great to have a man on the inside that is willing to help.
Visit Our MAC Website :
www.mississippiassociation.coop
Like us on Facebook
Thank you very much everyone, to all MAC
staff, farmers, Board member, and volunteers
for making the 45th Federation of Southern
Cooperatives/ LAF Annual meeting in Epes,
Alabama successful and for helping us pre-
pare Friday night’s dinner.
On the month of June I traveled to West Africa where I
visited the Federation of Africa Associated Cooperative
member FEPERRS. In Senegal, I met with the President of
the Board of Director about the status of the Cooperative.
They need assistance from federation in marketing their
local grown rice. Also in month of June, we marketed pro-
duce to one of our old customers; the Gulf Coast Produce
Distributors Inc. Indian Springs Cooperative sold $3000.00
in produce to this company.
I continue to represent Federation of Southern Coopera-
tives/ LAF on the Board of the National Family Farm Coa-
lition (NFFC). We had our NFFC summer meeting in Oma-
ha, NE. Darnella Winston and Maya Crooks went with me
to that meeting. Please note that the MAC Board meeting
will be held on Saturday, September 15th, 2012.
We will have a 40 year celebration & fundraiser dinner on
December 13, 2012 at 7pm in Jackson MS. Ticket will go
on sale on September the
15th 2012. The tickets are $100 per person per ticket. For
more information contact me on my cell @ 601-310-5223
or at the office @601-354-2750
To stay abreast of the many exciting things we are involved
in at the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives, please
visit our Website at www.mississippiassociation.coop or
befriend us on MAC Face Book.
Congratulations! Mrs.
Shirley Blakely, for be-
ing re-elected as Missis-
sippi’s representative.
She is also elected as
president of the Federa-
tion of Southern Cooper-
atives/LAF. Mrs.
Blakely, we are so proud
of you, and you continue
to represent the state of
Mississippi.
Shirley Blakely
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Mississippi Association of Cooperatives 233 East Hamilton Street Jackson, Mississippi, 39202
COOPERATIVE MEMBERSHIP
Attala County Self Help Cooperative
Beat 4 Farms Cooperative A.A.L
Family Farmers Cooperative
Indian Springs Farmers Association,Inc.
Milestone Cooperative Association
Mississippi Delta Southern Rural Black
Women in Agriculture
Mid-South Progressive Agricultural Group
New Community Cooperative
North Bolivar Development Cooperative
North Delta Produce Growers Cooperative
South Rankin County Farmers Association
Shuqualak Community Action Group
Winston County Self Help Cooperative
East Central Federal Credit Union (Hope)
Shelby Bolivar County Federal Credit Union
Shreveport Federal Credit Union
First Delta Federal Credit Union
Cooperative Associate Membership Bogue Chitto / Lincoln County Community
Center
Quitman County Development Organization
SECOND QUARTER EDITION 2012 NEWSLETTER
Staff Roster
Ben F. Burkett
State Coordinator
Myra Bryant
Executive Director
Kimberly Crisler
Director of Finance/Housing
Daisy Garrett
Administrative Assistant/
Outreach Coordinator/
Facilities Manager
Tywan Arrington
Agribusiness Management Specialist
Joe Barnes
Agribusiness Management Specialist
Maya Crooks
Agribusiness Management Specialist
Savannah Jackson-Hales
Cooperative Business Development
Specialist
Antonia Montgomery
Agribusiness Management Specialist
Angela L. Moore
Secretary/Bookkeeper
Conston Scott
Agribusiness Management Specialist
Nitu Srivastava
Information Technology Specialist
Daniel Teague
Agribusiness Management Specialist
LyTanya Toomer
MS Agriculture Mediation
Program Specialist
Darnella B. Winston
Cooperatives Field Specialist
Otis Wright, Jr.
Agribusiness
Management Specialist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Hubert Nicholson President
Jessica Foxx Vice President Celeste Rogers
Secretary Charles Houston
Treasurer Sandra Bennett
Assistant Secretary
Board Members: Mae Ida Wesley Lynn Stapleton Jessie Fleming
Evelyn Cummings Robert Jackson
Andre Matthews Louis Sanders