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Agri-ProFocus Ethiopia Annual Network Day. Working Group on Contract Farming 13 December 2013 Addis Ababa. Background. Created on the APF Annual Network day of 13 December 2012 Conducted 2 regular meetings Many members (next slide) Chairperson: Solagrow, but open. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Agri-ProFocus Ethiopia
Annual Network Day
Working Group on Contract Farming
13 December 2013
Addis Ababa
Background
• Created on the APF Annual Network day of 13 December 2012
• Conducted 2 regular meetings
• Many members (next slide)
• Chairperson: Solagrow, but open
Member Organizations • Target Consult • HEDBEZ Consult • Meset Consult• FFARM• FC• Hundee• SOS Sahel• CDI• SNV• EUCORD • Terrafina • RNE• FSRE • Future Agri-Consortium
• Solagrow • Fair Fruit• AfricaJUICE• Woira Oil Plc• Africa Bamboo • Maranatha Farm• Heineken • Velocity • Marginpar • Van Oers• Eco Coffee• Arbaminch-Silk
Approach and progress of the WG
• Two presentations :
Outgrowers Incubator Project AfricaJUICE
Pioneer hybrid maize seed production
• The follow up discussions focused on:
The role of Producers’ Organisations in Contract Farming
The role of MFIs in Contract Farming.
Second meeting: FSRE winners
FSRE fund winners - Contract farming
Facilitators for Change
• Catalyzing Transformation of Chickpea Value Chain Project
• Boost on-farm production and productivity through new practices and by facilitating input access and providing chickpea agronomy training
• Build capacity of cooperatives to deliver post harvest services to members: aggregation, cleaning, grading, packing and sales;
• Facilitate linkages and purchase agreements between agro-processors (GUTS Agro processing) and Hundura Becho union
• Enable smallholder farmers to receive quality inputs, technical assistance, and a guaranteed market (purchase agreements) from agro-processors in exchange for a reliable quality and quantity of raw materials.
FSRE fund winners - Contract farming
Arbaminch-Silk
Produce quality and quantity silk and silk products
Process the silk products into threads and garments
Creating international market link (How do the farmers lead to a international market link?)
Out growers will be trained by the AMSPC
Castor & Mulberry will be cultivated on Company’s and out growers’ farm
Eri & Mulberry silkworms will be reared to produce cocoon
Purchasing and installing reeling, spinning & weaving machines
Cocoon Spinning, weaving & painting
FSRE fund winners - Contract farming
Ayetu Agriculture and Trading PLC (Eco-Coffee)
• Testing inclusive business model in coffee value chain
• Boost incomes of 1560 coffee growers and the company by catering more lucrative and expanding specialty coffee seeds production and marketing, improving quality, productivity of coffee, providing coffee processing services and promote ethical and environmental friendly business practice.
• Affordable and environmentally sound wet coffee processing (washing) technologies adopted and functioned
• Sustainable and affordable access to specialty Coffee seeds enhanced in the project vicinity & beyond
The way forward: Plans in 2014
1. Checklist of issues in contract farming
2. Set up a database with experiences and ideas
3. Check regulatory issues with MoA
4. Explore: Contract farmers exporting (outside ECX); e.g. sesame and
(haricot) beans
Busa Gonofa and Wassasa work with Malt Barley
Farm Africa and Diageo work in Ambo on malt barley
• Field visits to explore these and test checklists
• Identify best practices and list of DO’s and DONTs
• Make a format / model that can be used in Ethiopia
• Look for funding of local initiatives
FEEDBACK AND IDEAS PLEASE !!
ContactsAgri-ProFocus in Ethiopia:
Fair & Sustainable EthiopiaPhone: +251 (0) 11 467 1059
Email: [email protected]
Mr: Jan J. van de Haar
Tel: +251Email: [email protected]