 | Impact, special achievements & commitments |  |  | TUZAMURANE is a registered cooperative (through Rwanda Cooperative Agency), created in 2005 and which acquired legal status in 2009. It is located in Eastern province. It is owned by 141 pineapple growers, who are also suppliers, and of which 60 (42.6%) are women and 81 men (i.e.57.4%). The cooperative is specialized in fresh pineapples production for local markets , and dried pineapples for export. Both fresh and dried pineapples produced by the cooperative is fair-trade and organic certified by ECOCERT France. One of the targets of Cooperative TUZAMURANE is to find new markets for their members, in order to increase the incomes of the local communities (through farmers and workers) and to give them access to basic needs such as drinkable water, health center, education, etc. The Cooperative is lead by a General Assembly (all members) and headed by the Chairperson, who is supported by executive and supervisory committee with recruited qualified and experienced staff. TUZAMAURANE also engages in new agriculture, they suppose to cultivate new crop which is gooseberries (inca berries ). The project will start from this coming rain season with 10 farmers who are also organic. |