Cooperatives Office
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We organize, modernize and support the cooperatives of West Gojjam Zone through capacity building, market linkage and value-adding work, so that members gain lasting benefit.
Established to organize and strengthen the cooperatives of West Gojjam Zone, the office supports over 700 cooperatives and 4 unions with organizing, training, audit, input supply and market-linkage services — grounded in cooperative values that put members first.
Vision
To see competitive, self-reliant cooperatives across the zone creating lasting benefit for members by 2030.
Mission
To grow member benefit by organizing cooperatives and supporting them through capacity building, audit and inspection, market linkage and investment.
Our Values
Transparency, Accountability, Professionalism, Collaboration, Member-first focus
Forming and registering new cooperatives and strengthening existing ones.
Training leaders and members in governance, financial management and business skills.
Auditing cooperative accounts and monitoring their legality and financial health.
Connecting cooperatives with buyers and value-chain actors.
Coordinating timely delivery of fertilizer, seed and other agricultural inputs.
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Together We Build Stronger Cooperatives
Cooperatives
Unions
Members
Capital
Cooperatives that combine input supply, crop marketing and consumer goods services.
Cooperatives that mobilize member savings and provide credit to build financial capacity.
Cooperatives engaged in natural resource conservation and watershed development.
Cooperatives multiplying and distributing improved seed to strengthen seed supply.
Cooperatives supplying basic consumer goods to the community at fair prices.
Cooperatives coordinating irrigation water use and irrigated agriculture.
Cooperatives collecting, processing and marketing coffee.
Browse every cooperative sector in one place.
View All SectorsRegular savings
Non-regular savings
Loans disbursed to members
Loans repaid
Audit coverage
Inspection coverage
Oct 5, 2026
The West Gojjam Zone Cooperative Societies Promotion Office has won 3rd place overall in key performance indicators for the 2018 fiscal year plan execution, competing against all peer zones, and received a certificate of recognition and a cash prize.
Apr 2, 2025
DAP and urea fertilizers successfully distributed to 45 farmers cooperatives to support timely planting for the upcoming Belg season
Feb 20, 2025
Comprehensive first-quarter financial and asset audit successfully finalized for 180 cooperatives across the zone for the 201 E.C. fiscal year.
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“The organizing and audit support the office gave us helped our cooperative move to much healthier practices.”
Daniel Bekele
Cooperative Chairperson · Jabi Tehnan Multipurpose Cooperative
“The training we received from the office greatly improved how we manage our finances.”
Tigist Assefa
Agricultural Entrepreneur · Finote Selam Union
“With the market linkage support we received, we’ve been able to sell our produce at much better prices.”
Dawit Getachew
Savings & Credit Cooperative Manager · Bahir Dar Woreda
“Thanks to the input-supply support from the office, we’ve been able to double our production.”
Almaz Tadesse
Poultry Farmer · Jabi Tehnan Multipurpose Cooperative
“The organizing and audit support the office gave us helped our cooperative move to much healthier practices.”
Daniel Bekele
Cooperative Chairperson · Jabi Tehnan Multipurpose Cooperative
“The training we received from the office greatly improved how we manage our finances.”
Tigist Assefa
Agricultural Entrepreneur · Finote Selam Union
“With the market linkage support we received, we’ve been able to sell our produce at much better prices.”
Dawit Getachew
Savings & Credit Cooperative Manager · Bahir Dar Woreda
“Thanks to the input-supply support from the office, we’ve been able to double our production.”
Almaz Tadesse
Poultry Farmer · Jabi Tehnan Multipurpose Cooperative
Other Services
The office is ready to help you organize, train and connect your cooperative to markets.
