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Rural Agro-enterprise Development

GFAR, Cairo,GFAR, Cairo,1313thth September, 2006 September, 2006

Developing a GPP4LFMDeveloping a GPP4LFM

Shaun Ferris, C. Ostertag, M. Lundy, V. Gottret, W. Bourne and T. Wandschneider

Who is CIATWho is CIAT International Institute of Tropical International Institute of Tropical

AgricultureAgriculture International Research Centre within International Research Centre within

the CGIAR.the CGIAR.

Rural Agro-enterprise Development Rural Agro-enterprise Development ProjectProject

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Rural Agro-enterprise Development

What do we do?What do we do? Strategic R&DStrategic R&D that focuses on specific that focuses on specific

issues to enhance market access for issues to enhance market access for the poor. the poor.

Action oriented R&DAction oriented R&D on on differentdifferent interventions methods partners are interventions methods partners are using in an action based R&D platforms using in an action based R&D platforms thatthat Field tests new methods, tools and Field tests new methods, tools and

application with partners to evaluate the application with partners to evaluate the impact of different approaches within a impact of different approaches within a dynamic market situationdynamic market situation

Our Clients and Our Clients and Beneficiaries Beneficiaries

ClientsClients National / regional researchersNational / regional researchers Service providers, NGOs, CBOs, Service providers, NGOs, CBOs, Universities Universities Private sector entrepreneurs / farmer associations, Private sector entrepreneurs / farmer associations,

women’s groupswomen’s groups BeneficiariesBeneficiaries

Poor smallholder farmersPoor smallholder farmers Rural tradersRural traders Business service providersBusiness service providers ProcessorsProcessors ConsumersConsumers

Fitting strategies to clientsFitting strategies to clients

Highest Highest wealth wealth quartilequartile

Most innovative, well Most innovative, well educated and educated and articulate, leadership articulate, leadership skilled peopleskilled people

This group generally This group generally benefit most from benefit most from social support social support programs, most programs, most interested in new interested in new ideasideas

Incremental Incremental asset buildingasset building

Social mobility Social mobility dependent on local dependent on local economic growtheconomic growth

Can follow the first Can follow the first group, but are often group, but are often not leadersnot leaders

Lower asset Lower asset groupgroup

Precarious in terms of Precarious in terms of their ability to remain their ability to remain with assets gainedwith assets gained

Seeking change but Seeking change but less able to control less able to control their assets and their assets and optionsoptions

Poorest of the Poorest of the poor, poor, declining declining assetsassets

Poorly educated, low Poorly educated, low assets, marginal assets, marginal areas, landless, often areas, landless, often receiving food aid / receiving food aid / remittances remittances

% of this group in a % of this group in a community depends community depends on local economy, on local economy, shocks and shocks and opportunitiesopportunities

Outputs Outputs

Research papersResearch papers Policy briefsPolicy briefs Best practise guidesBest practise guides Tools and applications Tools and applications

Business Information systems Business Information systems Market information / intelligence systems Market information / intelligence systems Innovation platforms via “learning Innovation platforms via “learning

alliance”alliance” Profitability models and business tools Profitability models and business tools

New methodologies for Value Chain analysis New methodologies for Value Chain analysis and development for small-scale producersand development for small-scale producers

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Using BDS to “Facilitate the Using BDS to “Facilitate the Market”Market”

Facilitator

Provider

Enterprise

Enterprise

Enterprise

EnterpriseDirect service provision

Donor / Government

Provider

Provider

Provider

Enterprise

Enterprise

Facilitation of services based on demand

Public support Development AgendaPrivate payment, commercial orientation

Private sector

Government agencyDonor funding,

NGO

Strengthening BDSStrengthening BDS

Getting the message toGetting the message tothe target groupsthe target groups

Developing appropriate informationDeveloping appropriate information Getting information nearer to people Getting information nearer to people Socialising the informationSocialising the information

Layering Information and Layering Information and MethodsMethods

First layer is the First layer is the guides to researchers guides to researchers and consultants and consultants

Second layer is the Second layer is the guides for guides for practitionerspractitioners

Third layer is Third layer is information for information for farmersfarmers

Engaging with partnersEngaging with partners

WebRural FM RadioTelecentresMobile phones

Educational processesEducational processes

Best practices delivered and debated with the community via local language radio programmes

Evaluating andEvaluating andselectingselecting

enterpriseenterprisealternativesalternatives

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5 d5 daysays

AgroenterprisAgroenterprise design and e design and development development

of action of action plansplans

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5 d5 daysays

Interest group Interest group formation and formation and

market market opportunity opportunity

identificationidentification

55 d daysays

Apply, Apply, monitor and monitor and

follow-upfollow-up

66 monthsmonths

The “Learning The “Learning AllianceAlliance™™” ”

The “Learning The “Learning AllianceAlliance™™” ”

88 m monthsonths

Apply, Apply, monitor monitor

and and follow-upfollow-up

66 m monthsonths

Apply, Apply, monitor and monitor and

follow-upfollow-up

Business Business DevelopmenDevelopmen

t Services t Services and their and their

assessmentassessment

LL

55 d daysays

Monitoring and evaluation

Achieving Impact Achieving Impact through a process of co-through a process of co-innovationinnovation

Opportunities to:-Opportunities to:-

Build on the existing partnershipsBuild on the existing partnerships Utilise existing information more effectivelyUtilise existing information more effectively Apply the information through Apply the information through

capacity building programs for market facilitators capacity building programs for market facilitators and and

information systems, linkage mechanisms for information systems, linkage mechanisms for private sector engagement. private sector engagement.

Initiate an innovation process for market Initiate an innovation process for market access through Global partnership programaccess through Global partnership program

Discover Your InnovationDiscover Your Innovation

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