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FAO Strategies and Actions in Support of Farmers and Farmer Organizations
Doyle BakerRural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division
FAO
Strategies Related to Farmers and Farmer
Organizations
Current and Planned Work – Examples
from Africa
Priorities for NGO Services Provision
and Capacity Building
Strategies Related to Farmers and Farmer
Organizations
Current and Planned Work – Examples
from Africa
Priorities for NGO Services Provision
and Capacity Building
AnalysisAnalysisEssential to address to farm commercialization and changing markets in order to increase farm income
Old ChallengeOld Challenge Loss of services and cash income opportunities following structural adjustment
New OpportunitiesNew Opportunities Expanding domestic markets and prospects for regional marketsExplicit modernization and public and private cooperation policiesGradual improvements in infrastructure – road, markets, ICT
Strategic Orientation for Support
1. Enhance farmer capacity to be reliable suppliers Awareness of farming as a business Beyond first stage commercialization (e.g. contracts
& production scheduling) Building marketing and business skills for farmers Demonstrations, on-farm tests, FFSs Farmer business schools and FFS networks
Strategic Orientation for Support
2. Ensure efficient services provision to farmers Farmer cooperation to overcome diseconomies of
scale – collection centres, inputs procurements Other services –information & communication,
finance, inputs supply, traders, transporters Urge organizations not to duplicate functions better
carried out by other partners NGO assistance in setting up links Initiation of business models by the private sector
when possible Use of and payment for existing local service
providers
Strategic Orientation for Support
3. Help to push value up the chain (particularly for commodities) Post harvest management practices and agro-
processing technologies Intermediation with business services providers,
government & private sector Development of producer-buyer win-win contracts
Strategic Orientation for Support
4. Drive and upscale change through regional and national organizations and multistakeholder alliances Represent interests with various stakeholders Training of trainer programmes for frontline
organizations and service providers Resources mobilization from projects, private sector,
financial sector Strong relations with district & local authorities Effective linkages among development partners
Strategies Related to Farmers and Farmer
Organizations
Current and Planned Work – Examples
from Africa
Priorities for NGO Services Provision
and Capacity Building
FO support through value chains development
Commercialization capacity building – marketing and
value addition
Recent Innovative Strategies and Approaches
ProjectPortfolio
US$ 42Million
Zambia and Malawi –Cassava value chains [Italy]
Formation of a producer group of processors (entrepreneurs) for bulking of raw material and primary processing of cassava flour
Facilitating linkages to financial service providers to provide loans to procure processing equipment
Establishment of a guarantee fund Training of primary processors in cassava processing
and entrepreneurship skills development
FO support through value chains development
Malawi – livelihoods and land management [Norway]
Formation of primary and secondary level groups Capacity development of primary and secondary level
producer groups for cotton and rice Provision of training and technical support in business
management and marketing to managers Technical support and training at secondary level to
provide business services to members. Technical support to link farmers to markets
FO support through value chains development
Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda; DRC starting – Food Security in Cross-Border Districts
[Italy] Facilitate group formation and registration Train in leadership, organisational skills, group dynamics Develop finance schemes (e.g. matching grants) Train groups in business planning and management Build farmer capacity in marketing, business, product
quality and safety, standards Facilitate linkages to markets and input suppliers Demonstrations to increase productivity
FO support through value chains development
Senegal, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia; Gambia and Guinea starting -
national food security programmes [Italy]
FFS and demonstrations to address production constraints
Farmer organization capacity for marketing, business management, negotiation
Enhance farmers’ capacities for value addition - storage, processing
Commercialization capacity building – marketing and value addition
Business models to strengthen producer-buyer linkages [EC]
Senegal, Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone - rice value chains
Zambia, Kenya, Uganda – cotton value chains Cameroon, Malawi – cassava value chains
Recent Innovative Strategies and Approaches
Even better examples in Caribbean and Pacific
Business models to strengthen producer-buyer linkages [EC]
Analysis of the current business model Buyers, market channels, business strategy, value network,
asset structure, etc.
Identification of the critical success factors for buyers Preparation of an upgrading strategy and financing plan Facilitation to launch implementation of the upgrading
strategy Training to increase capacity of PO in agribusiness skills
Recent Innovative Strategies and Approaches
Food systems development – Tanzania [Germany]
Farmer and FO technical and business capacity building Business models appraisal and development PPPs for value chain investment Market mechanisms innovation Sector coordination Regulatory and fiscal reform
Recent Innovative Strategies and Approaches
Agribusiness Support to Smallholder - Kenya, start 2010 [Germany]
Business models – build on existing pilots Technical & management training for farmers & SMAEs Commercial viability of market linkage and business
service providers Capacity of KENFAP and affiliated organizations Capacity of Kenyan Agribusiness and Agro-Industries
Consortium Capacity of Agribusiness and Inputs Division; Agricultural
Sector Co-Ordination Unit
Recent Innovative Strategies and Approaches
Public Sector
Apex Producer Organizations
Agribusiness Organizations
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Small and Medium Agro-
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Strategies Related to Farmers and Farmer
Organizations
Current and Planned Work – Examples
from Africa
Priorities for NGO Services Provision
and Capacity Building
Frontline services to enhance producer supply capacity and strengthen producer-buyer linkages
Business development services –business planning, market information, contract negotiation, business linkaging, information on agribusiness trends
Supply chain management services – production scheduling, collection and sale sites, grading, certification, handling and quality control, and logistics support
Training to improve farmer skills - quality management, packaging, labeling, food safety, business planning
Technology introduction services - drying, storage, seed production, post-harvest operations, grinding, grating, cottage processing and pre-processing
Frontline services to enhance producer supply capacity and strengthen producer-buyer linkages
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