NCBA's CLUSA International Program (CLUSA) is the oldest national cooperative development and membership organization in the US, founded in 1916, with close to 60 years of international experience developing agriculture and agribusiness, facilitating linkages for producers to markets, enhancing governance and strengthening farmer-owned enterprises in over 100 countries worldwide.
In the past 60 years, CLUSA has worked in more than 100 countries providing programmatic and technical assistance in cooperative development, agriculture and food security, finance, natural resource management, community-based health, democracy and governance. CLUSA has worked in Africa continuously since 1977, managing programs funded by USAID and other various donor agencies, as well as private donors and corporations. CLUSA is currently active in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Niger, Senegal, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, East Timor and El Salvador with a portfolio of over $135 million. CLUSA programs focus on increasing small farmers food security and income through improved farmer organization, agricultural productivity, business services, finance, market access; youth empowerment; and the nutrition and health of vulnerable populations.
