Food Security Through Commercialization
International Agribusiness Forum
EMRC
Kampala Uganda,
October 3th -6th, 2010
FAO-Italian Trust Fund Projects on Food Security
The overall programme
Three regions, more than 20 countries
Total budget: more than US$ 20m
Africa:
Great Lakes (Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda)
Western Africa (The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone)
Southern Africa Malawi, Zambia
Asia: Bangladesh
Central America: (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua)
Caribbean Region
List of Projects in Africa
GTFS/MLI/030/ITA - Projet d’appui aux OP du Plateau Dogon pour une meilleure valorisation de leurs productions maraîchères
GTFS/SEN/060/ITA Projet d’appui aux OP pour la valorisation des filières porteuses
GTFS/GBS/028/ITA - Projet de Diversification, intensification et valorisation des produits locaux agricoles dans les Régions de Oio et Bafata
GTFS/SIL/028/ITA – Food security through commercialization of agriculture
GTFS/LIR/010/ITA – Food security through commercialization of agriculture
GCP/RAF/040/ITA Appui aux acteurs et leurs organisations pour le développement d’unités semi industrielles de transformation agroalimentaire pour la réduction de la pauvreté et de l’insécurité alimentaire
The Concept of Food Security Through Commercialization
Traditionally many programmes have tended to equate food security to the idea of each household producing enough food to meet its requirements
The programme concept is that: agricultural commercialisation does contribute to food security;--however this is more linked to:
Increased national production -- linked to effective marketing/distribution
Income generation
Employment creation --to several actors along the value chain
Overall multiplier effect due to the related service provision
Programme overall objective
To contribute to food security by turning agriculture into a modern, competitive and commercially dynamic sector!
Enhance incomes of small scale farmers through profitable agriculture production systems, increased market access and value-added activities!
Improve marketing efficiency through strengthened agribusiness linkages along value chains
Promote value addition/agroprocessing
Promote entrepreneurship
Programme Approach
Agricultural commodity value chain development approach
Main focus:
Capacity building of farmers and farmer groups/associations in technical skills and entrepreneurship
Support business linkages between producers and other chain actors and service providers. (finance/input suppliers/business services)
Institutional strenthening of commodity associations –(trader and agro-processor associations/cooperatives)
Improved access to basic inputs/facilities/materials to kick-start business investments
Main processess
Analysis of the production/market/policy environment (population/area involved; demand/marketing potential; quantification of storage and processing needs, constraints/opportunities; service providers ...)
priority commodities/enterprises and areas of
support along the value chain
Identification of farmers’ organizations and local partners for development support
Identification of business models/business linkages
Programme main activities/outputs
Enhanced market oriented production
Facilitited business linkages
Various business linkages models both formal and informal
Marketing/business negotiation support, prospecting and market analysis, promotion…
Enhanced marketing and value addition
Support to facilities in storage (village, zone level...), business management capacity building...
Packing and processing: equipment support, technical capacity building, quality, access to packaging...
Capacity building for enhanced entrepreneurship and investments
Experiences and Lessons Learnt
Strategic identification and prioritizing
Lack of technical and entrepreneur skills (processing, agri-business, commercialization...)
Recurrent issue of limited financial products and poor access
Few service providers in agribusiness development
Project mode – limitation of scaling up
Limited models/instruments for working with private sector –---especially to support SME
Poor mechanisms for provision of semi-public services – poor public-private collaboration
Disconnect between chain actors –horizontal & vertical linkages
Opportunities/Way forward
Documentation and promotion of lessons learnt
Support regional coordination: - information exchange- networking- strategic collaboration e.g. regional trade, etc.
Policy advocacy on agricultural commercialisation
Collaboration with other partners
Attract additional funding