About us
Founded by the farmers of Motambe
Motambe Area Farmers’ Cooperative Society with Board of Directors (MOT.A.F.COOP-BOD) is a farmer-owned cooperative based at Kombone Mission, Meme Division, in Cameroon’s Southwest Region.
Our story
Why we came together
On 18 August 2017, the farmers of Motambe met in General Assembly at Kombone Mission and created their own cooperative. Their reason was simple: for too long, farmers sold their cocoa one by one to licensed buying agents and middlemen, and too little of the value stayed in the village.
By producing and marketing together, members get a fairer price, access to farm inputs at competitive cost, savings and credit support, and training. Our articles of association were harmonised with the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies (15 December 2010), and the cooperative is registered with the Registrar of Cooperatives of the Southwest Region.
Today the cooperative grows, buys and markets cocoa through three branches, at Kombone Mission (head office), Kake (cocoa store and warehouse, opened on 1 May 2026) and Mbonge Road, Kumba, under one motto: “Together we grow, together we prosper.”
Leadership
Led by farmers, for farmers
The cooperative was founded and is led by cocoa farmers from Motambe. The President of the Board, elected by the members, chairs the Board of Directors and the General Assembly and oversees day-to-day management together with the manager.
The cooperative is governed by its members through the General Assembly, a Board of Directors of nine members and a Supervisory Board of five members. A manager, appointed by the Board, runs daily operations.
What the cooperative does
Our purpose
Market members’ cocoa
We buy, store and market our members’ cocoa together, with warehouses and stores run by the cooperative.
Supply farm inputs
Members get agricultural inputs, materials and equipment at competitive prices.
Savings & credit
We promote members’ savings and can stand as guarantor for members’ loans.
Training
Continuous information, education and training for members, elected officers and staff.
A voice for farmers
We are the interface between our members and partners, buyers and institutions.
Fair & compliant
Honest weight, published prices and full respect of Cameroon’s cocoa regulations.
Cooperative principles
How we are run
Like cooperatives worldwide, we follow the principles of the International Cooperative Alliance, and the values of honesty, openness, social responsibility and mutual help.
- Voluntary and open membership, regardless of tribe, religion or political opinion
- Democratic control: one member, one vote
- Members’ economic participation through shares and deliveries
- Autonomy and independence
- Education, training and information
- Cooperation among cooperatives
- Concern for the community
Cooperative details
Registration and contact
- Full name
- Motambe Area Farmers’ Cooperative Society with Board of Directors
- Abbreviation
- MOT.A.F.COOP-BOD
- Motto
- “Together we grow, together we prosper”
- Legal form
- Cooperative society with a Board of Directors, under the OHADA Uniform Act on Cooperative Societies
- Founded
- 18 August 2017, Kombone Mission
- Area of operation
- Meme Division, Southwest Region, Cameroon
- Head office
- Kombone Mission, P.O. Box 05 Kombone
- Branches
- Kombone Mission (head office); Kake (cocoa store & warehouse); Mbonge Road, Kumba
- Phone & WhatsApp
- +237 674 26 43 69
Join or work with the cooperative
Cocoa farmers in Meme Division can become members. Buyers, exporters and partners: we would be glad to hear from you.