1.0 Institutional Overview

The Iringa Regional Office (IRO) is one of the thirteen (13) regional offices of Moshi Co-operative University (MoCU). It commenced operations in 1972 and serves as a decentralised institutional unit through which the University extends its professional services to co-operative stakeholders and the wider community. The Office operates across two regions, namely Iringa and Njombe.

2.0 Location and Areas of Operation

The Office is located at Gangilonga Street in Iringa. Its areas of operation cover the Iringa and Njombe regions.

3.0 Mandate and Core Activities

The key activities undertaken by the Iringa Regional Office include:

1. Training;
2. Consultancy;
3. Research projects;
4. Community services;
5. Distance learning and correspondence programmes for co-operative stakeholders; and
6. Organising courses based on MoCU areas of competence.

The Office works with various stakeholders in co-operatives, the public sector, and the private sector.

4.0 Key Areas of Competence

The Office possesses expertise in a wide range of areas, including but not limited to:

• Organisation resilience capability assessment
• Value chain mapping and analysis
• Formation of co-operatives and economic groups
• Co-operative management and governance
• Participatory development planning
• Gender and youth in development
• Project management
• Preparing business and strategic plans
• Innovation management
• Impact evaluation
• Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
• Co-operative accounting and finance
• Entrepreneurship and small business management
• Research methodology
• Organisational capacity assessment (OCA)
• Training Needs Assessment (TNA)
• Human resource management
• E-resources management
• Performance assessment of farmers’ organisations
• Stakeholders’ mapping and analysis
• Co-operative marketing
• Farmers profiling and financial literacy
• Food systems approach (FSA)
• Sustainable investments in agriculture

5.0 Clients and Stakeholders

The Office invites all stakeholders from co-operatives, private companies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), public organisations, local community organisations, students, alumni, and others to utilise its services, including training, research, and consultancy.

6.0 Contact Information

For further information, please contact the Office through the postal address, telephone number, or email provided above.