Organisation Structure

Cooperatives with Chetna Organic

• Matrubhumi Co-operative, Bhavanipatna, Orissa
• Basumata Cooperative, Golamunda, Orissa
• Niyamgiri Co-operative, Lanjigarh, Orissa
• Chetna Co-operative, Kantabanji, Orissa
• Pragathi MACS, Utnoor, Andhra Pradesh
• Sri Chaitanya MACS, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
• Vasundhara Society, Akola, Maharashtra
• Kamdhenu Society, Yavatmal, Maharashtra
• Jagruti Society, Amravati, Maharashtra

Roles and Responsibilities

Farmer groups

• Micro planning at farm/household level for input procurement, marketing and required livelihood support services;  
• Information dissemination on technical aspects (plant protection, productivity enhancement etc);
• Ensuring the adherence of the internal control systems; 
• Mobilizing resources through savings & loan from external agencies primarily banks;
• Exploring the programs/schemes to suit the members needs;
• Raise/increase share contribution in societies / COAPCL from member farmers to hold and enhance ownership and negotiation position;

Member Cooperatives

• Monitoring the quality of farmer groups as a basis for providing services;
• Sub licensee (where needed) for organic and fair trade certification;
• Implementation agency for the projects with support from fair trade premiums; 
• Coordination and arrangement of logistics for aggregation and value addition of the member produces;
• Facilitating linkages between farmer groups and govt. and other agencies; 
• Evolve into member owned organization to implement area development programs;
• Represent the member farmer groups/farmers in the COAPCL;
• Generate increased share contribution from the member groups for investment that can enhance ownership and negotiation position; 

COAPCL

• License holder for organic and fair trade certification;
• Marketing and trading of agriculture produces of members;
• Business development services and skill based trainings to societies to take up value addition and setting up and managing  infrastructure at community level; 
• Dividend bonus sharing;
• Assist societies in appropriate utilization of FLO premiums;