Employs a science-based, market first development model to assist African farmers and rural enterprise
associations to enhance regional economic growth along 5 service components
- Conducting applied research and transfer appropriate production and post harvest technology to
producers, processors and exporters
- Building the technical and business capacities of FBO's and trade organisations to enhance
productivity, increase profit margins and respond efficiently to market requirements
- Develope appropriate, efficient and effective quality assurance and quality control systems to enable
producers meet market requirements
- Conduct market assessments, providing market inte;;igence information and establishing market linkages
amonge value chains
- Supporting policy dialogue and formulation
Market first, science based enterprise development approach
- Strategic iniversity partnerships were created
- Networking platforms were created to bring businesses together
- Private sector relationship
- Public - private partnership
- Value chain approach
Market / Producer
- Networking platforms were created to bring business together
- Participatory approach communities and producers
- Focus on gender equity
Analysis
- Value, supply chain and economic analysis is conducted to establish the profitability oftransaction to
farming and other chains
Interventions
- Based on gaps identified, appropriate intervention measures are developed
Partnership
- Other service providers are invited to participate in the process eg. research institutions,
government, FBO's, development organisations, processors, exporters etc.
Agric Support Services
- Facilitate enabling platform for producers to interact with agric supply companies
- Agric supply companies
- Transport services
- Financial institutions
Capacity Building
- Build capacity of FBO's and TA's to fully participate in the value chain eg. GAP, production
scheduling, understanding market requirements and competitive role as a supplier, science based
enterprise development, QA /QC
Technology
- Introduce appropriate technology to enhance productivity eg. seedling production in greenhouse
etc
Brokerage
- Expose buyers to supply sources and act as honest broker between producers and buyer
