EMPRESA DE COMERCIALIZAÇÃO AGRÍCOLAAN INTERMEDIARY TO PROTECT SMALL FARMERS

KEYMESSAGES

Description: Empresa de Comercialização Agrícola (ECA) works on the whole maize value chain, by providing seeds and inputs to producers, training them, then buying their production to sell it in the local marketSpeci�city: Empowerment of producers and will to transfer the company's ownership to the farmersImpact: +80% increase of harvests on average

IMPACTS

4 300 farmers(of which 2 300 under contract)

BUDGET$ 1,9 M in 2014($ 1,4 M in 2013)

Agricultural productivity+80% increase of harvests on average

Climate changeTraining to sustainable and conservation agriculture

Will to transfer ECA's ownership to bene�ciary farmers

Sustainable dev. goals+90% of additional incomeon average per household

PLAYERS NEXT STEPS

SCOPEFUNCTIONING

POSITIONING AS AN INTERMEDIARY TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT THE FARMERS

Illustration: the quality of the seeds provided and the training given help farmers obtain a better quality production, andthus increase their income

LEVERSSOILS

AGRICULTURAL WATER

FINANCING

RISK MANAGEMENT

Supply at cost price of quality inputs and seeds for the farmers

Sales and prices secured for the farmers

Sales to agribusiness companies, structure �nanced with the pro�ts

Training at cost price of the bene�ciaries to agriculture and sustainability

Supply with a loan

Purchase at �xed price

Selling intermediary

TrainingMOZAMBIQUE

Project launched

Donors

+ PRIVATE DONORS