Tanzania AB supply chain update

Presentation to Annual AB meetingKumasi, 11thNov 2008

Fidelis.Rutatina@noveltz.org

Presentation structure

1. Components of Supply chain in Tanzania

2. Key players in AB supply chain

3. Current features of AB supply chain in Tanzania

4. What we want to achieve

5. Volume development from natural AB stands

6. Key issues and the way forward

Components of AB Supply Chain TanzaniaOperational in three districts along Eastern arc mountains

Village level operations;

Collection, Quality control and storage

54 collection centres with farmers appointed & project trained clerks, 6000 farmers 48% women, all centres equipped with sign boards, scales, sacks & hired stores

Buying and Transport Buying through trained clerks and transport by third party, NDTL supporting

AB seed crushing Done by third party. Building capacity to meet standards. More ownership in future

Farmers Mobilisation Support of partner NGO`s; FAIDA, ICA & INADES in respective areas.

Involve local government structure

Public Education Groups training by NGO, Annual participatory evaluation meeting, Trade shows

Coordination of SC Operations NDTL works with SNV to strengthen partnership and capacity building. PPP model used

Integration in Domestication/Other NDTL managing RRC. ANR and TFCG producing leading. Farmers playing key role. TAFORI and ICRAF managing research

Partnership coordination Build team spirit and ensure regular meetings. SNV &NDTL

Sample

ShellManhole

Agitator controlled by Timer

Vent

Dip PointOil Inlet

Coil Inlet/Outlet

Inspection

Oil Outlet

Sample

ShellManhole

Vent

Dip PointOil Inlet

Coil Inlet/Outlet

Inspection

Oil Outlet

Collectors/farmers Transporters/buyers

Oil milling

Transport to port

Crude oil storage Oil refining/Buyer of oil

Transport

FROF storageand blending

AB SUPPLY CHAIN

Collection centre/focal person

Shipping

Key players in the AB supply chain

• Farmers– Collect AB dry and bring at collection centres– Participate in domestication, and supported to test indigenous

knowledge– Have now registered groups

• Continuing forming a base of the Apex organization• Opened banks accounts and starting to do transactions• NGO have trained them on business skills• Their number has increased up to 6000 by 2008 season• Total direct income from AB sales has raised from 4000USD in

2004 to 110,000 USD in 2008.

– Believe in the project and support various initiatives – Participates in decision making process through meetings.

Farmers training

Key players in the AB supply chain

• Clerks– 48 experienced clerks

manages 52 collection centers

• Ensures good Quality AB purchase and farmers paid .

• Keep financial and production record at centre level.

• Trained regularly on new development

• Strategies and best practice in up scaling

Key players in the AB supply chain

• Transporters– Transport seeds from collection centers to the

crushing plant– Ensure reconciliation of loaded and off loaded

tonnage.

Key players in the AB supply chain

• Crusher– Still using the 1945 plant.– Managing to crush the season AB seeds– Experience frequent break down that affect

efficiency– Since AB production the plant has been

developed significantly as now also processing PK

Current features of AB supply chain in Tanzania

• Buyer as Key driver of initial SC Development• Large scale targeted Investment in SC Devt and Components• Cost build up monitored and adjusted to ensure equity and Fairness• SC designed to Promote Sustainability and Socially Responsibility• Partners contributing significantly to Development of Business at

Various Levels• Starting to realize some MDG goals

– contribution to income generation– Farmers organized to tap on business opportunities– Education on entrepreneurship changing farmers business skill– AB conserved as one of indigenous specie but indirectly other species

are conserved- Environment– Income generated utilized by famers for family development i.e school,

investment etc.– Women participation

What we want to achieve

• Safety, Health and Quality

• Improved Supply of AB Volumes

• Non-degradation of Environment

• Improved incomes of Stakeholders

• Development of Local Business and Self-Sustaining Supply Chain

• Cost-effective Business proposition

Volume development from Wild collection

• For Tanzania, AB seeds volume supply far below the current demand of 6000 tones of seeds per year.– AB cultivation/domestication

strategy is to address this gap.

– To get 6000tones in 2015,must plant 200,000 female trees in `07&08 by serious 4000 farmers given 6years fruiting age.

– A challenge to address

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AB oil export

• Started slowly due to crushing problems

• Much stable in 2008.

• In 2008 to date, 6tanks each of 20tones shipped to Netherlands.

• No major issues on export logistics

• To address FFA issues

• VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME is what is remaining as an agenda.

Early adopter farmer with a 5yrs AB plant in Tanzania and AB cutting set up and development at RRC

Strategies and Best Practice in Up-saling

• Expansion and equipping of current Supply Chain Operation

• Maintain Interest of Current stakeholders• Development of AB cultivation strategy• Research on Vegetative propagation• Field extension work with Farmer groups• Farmer-owned plots and integrated agro-forestry• Monitoring and evaluation• Funding and resource mobilisation

Key issues and way forward• Still need partnership for the coming few years• Resources mobilization and funding• Accessibility to reserved land• Domestication

– How may trees will be planted each year up to 2015– Duration to harvest realization

• Payment system- Working but not the best• Crushing capability- Meet HACCP standards, new plant• Transport- Improve efficiency and lobby for government support• Undiscovered AB potential areas.• Apex organization• Create More government participation