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Maria Teresa A. Geniston
Philippines
Fatima Multipurpose Cooperative (Fatima MPC)
Private company
Agroecology, farmer empowerment, circular bioeconomy, value chain, purple yam, climate-resilient production, sustainable consumption
Strengthening farmers’ involvement and empowerment in the transition towards agroecology
FATIMA Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FATIMA MPC) seeks to collaborate under the Agroecology Partnership Program to advance a sustainable and inclusive purple yam value chain that empowers farmers and bridges smallholder production with industrial-scale processing. The cooperative is committed to partnerships that promote innovation, technology adoption, and circular bioeconomy approaches grounded in natural resource conservation.
FATIMA MPC promotes a multi-actor, transdisciplinary and participatory framework in which financial (access to credit) and technical solutions for organic and net-zero purple yam production and processing are co-designed with local farming communities. This ensures that the transition toward sustainable production and consumption systems is farmer-led, climate-resilient, and socio-economically viable.
As a strategic Living Lab, the cooperative integrates farmers’ indigenous knowledge with scientific and technological innovations to strengthen climate-smart production systems. Through this approach, FATIMA MPC transforms purple yam growers from passive suppliers into active stakeholders and co-investors in a resilient, inclusive, organic and net-zero purple yam circular bioeconomy.
FATIMA MPC promotes a multi-actor, transdisciplinary and participatory framework in which financial (access to credit) and technical solutions for organic and net-zero purple yam production and processing are co-designed with local farming communities. This ensures that the transition toward sustainable production and consumption systems is farmer-led, climate-resilient, and socio-economically viable.
As a strategic Living Lab, the cooperative integrates farmers’ indigenous knowledge with scientific and technological innovations to strengthen climate-smart production systems. Through this approach, FATIMA MPC transforms purple yam growers from passive suppliers into active stakeholders and co-investors in a resilient, inclusive, organic and net-zero purple yam circular bioeconomy.
FATIMA Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FATIMA MPC) is a member-owned cooperative serving 16,187 members (with over 5,000 farmer-members) through accessible and inclusive financial and enterprise services. Established in 1996, it headquarters is in Calubian, Leyte, with branches in Ormoc City, Naval, Carigara, and Palompon, and satellite offices in Baybay City and Tacloban City, ensuring wide coverage across Eastern Visayas, Philippines. As of December 2025, FATIMA MPC has a total asset of ₱816.39 Million.
FATIMA MPC operates an agriculture-based enterprise focused on cassava, purple yam (ube), and sweet potato. It began as a major supplier of dried cassava granules (500 tons per year) to San Miguel Corporation and, in 2024, established in-house processing for cassava and sweet potato. In 2025, it operationalized a high capacity (1,000 tons per month) purple yam processing facility in Tunga, Leyte, Philippines, supported by a valid License to Operate (LTO – 3000013189977). Its FDA registered ube powder, certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FR-4000015692946), has been exported to France and Switzerland.
FATIMA MPC operates an agriculture-based enterprise focused on cassava, purple yam (ube), and sweet potato. It began as a major supplier of dried cassava granules (500 tons per year) to San Miguel Corporation and, in 2024, established in-house processing for cassava and sweet potato. In 2025, it operationalized a high capacity (1,000 tons per month) purple yam processing facility in Tunga, Leyte, Philippines, supported by a valid License to Operate (LTO – 3000013189977). Its FDA registered ube powder, certified by the Food and Drug Administration (FR-4000015692946), has been exported to France and Switzerland.