The Agri and Co-operative Training and Consultancy Services Ltd. (ATC) is a capacity development and consultancy services provider registered as a private company, wholly owned by the Co-operative University College of Kenya (CUCK) ATC is recognized as an active player in the private sector developm… read moreent in agriculture in Kenya and the Region, through the provision of quality training and consultancy services in agribusiness, co-operatives, rural development and associated sectors of the economy. ATC was launched in July 2004 as the then Agribusiness Training Centre. The Co-operative College of Kenya teamed up with five organizations to establish the ATC. The founding partners are:
1. The Co-operative University College of Kenya
2. Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Formally- German Technical Co -operation (GTZ) & Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED)
3. ACDI/VOCA
4. Kenya Agricultural Commodity Exchange (KACE)
5. Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung (HSS)
ATC was formally registered as a private company limited by guarantee in 2007.It operates on a commercial and cost-recovery basis and enjoys a great deal of institutional autonomy in order to deliver competitive services in a fast and cost-effective manner, in line with the expectations of clients. It works within the overall framework set by the University’s Governing Council.
ATC ensures the outreach of the University’s academic knowledge and fulfils the needs of diverse groupings within and outside the co-operative movement and the agricultural sector at large. It provides business solutions that meet the country’s social and economic developmental needs in line with the Agricultural Sector Development Strategy and the Kenya Vision 2030.
Our Vision and Mission
Our Vision
“The solutions provider to co-operatives and agri-business”
Our Mission
“To offer high quality research, training and consultancy at a profit in order to be the solutions provider to co-operatives and agribusiness”
2. THE CO-OPERATIVE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF KENYA
The Co-operative University College of Kenya is a leading provider of quality co-operative education, training, research and consultancy in Kenya and the Region. It was established in 1952 and initially operated as a department within the Ministry of Co-operative Development. In 1995, the Co-operative College of Kenya Act No. 490A was enacted making the College a Semi Autonomous Government Agency (SAGA) to function as an education, research and training college. It attained University status in November, 2011.
The University has over 30 years experience in training and capacity development in producer and marketing cooperatives, savings and credit co-operatives (SACCOS) and other farmer organizations. The institution is the main custodian of development of management packages for agri-based co-operative societies, SACCOS and farmer organizations.