expanding value chains to include the poor
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Expanding Value Chains to Include the Poor
ModeratorDan Norell
Senior Technical AdvisorWorld Vision US
How can financial service providers, NGOs, Government and the private sector better integrate poor farmers and other microentrepreneurs into value chains?
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A Video on the Challenges that Very Poor Farm Families Face
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSZa676mCyU
Brief presentations
Workshop Session World Café
Closing & Key Takeaways
· Ms. Gisela Velasco, Executive Director, Jollibee Group Foundation, Philippines· Mr. David Ruchiu, Africa Director, Farm Concern International, Kenya· Mr. Daniel B. Zoltani, Regional Director for Asia/Pacific, Whole Planet Foundation, Thailand· Dr. Venkatesh Tagat, Chief General Manager,Business initiatives Department, NABARD – Head office, Mumbai, India· Mr. Ed Jimenez, Central Bank, Government of the Philippines
The Farmer Entrepreneurship Program: Linking Farmers to Institutional Markets
GISELA TIONGSONExecutive Director
Jollibee Group Foundation
FARMER
ASSEMBLER
AGENT
TRADER
FARMER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFMMIskJNws
Dr.Venkatesh TagatChief General Manager
NABARDMumbai
Institutional Arrangements for small
producers including poor for accessing markets
Inclusive Value Chain of Medicinal Plants in the
State of Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Harnessing Local Knowledge on conservation of Medicinal Plants
Collection of Medicinal
Plants from wild
Planting of Medicinal Plants in
farmers’ field
Weighing, Pressing and Warehousing
Bailing of Produce for transportation to user industries
What matters is the value for their toil
Inclusive Value Chain of Cashew
in state of Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Local Simple technologies,
yet inaccessible to poor
Grading is the Key to value Addition
Local Actors enable
backward linkages
Producers’ Organization benefits community
Capacity to leverage debt is poor for the small producers’ driven chains due to their poor equity base
Access to bank credit from the formal institutions is difficult
Local traders/existing market players can create hurdles like beating down the prices
Lot of financial resources and time is required to build the capacities of the small producers’ organisations.
Thank you
World Bank-Findex: (148 Countries) 2.5 billion of adults do not have access to formal financial system
Philippine Regulators
Sustainable, Market-Led
and Appropriate
Products/Services
Securities and Exchange Commission
Insurance Commission /
Other Governmenta
l Agencies
Central Bank
Ministry of Finance
Cooperative Development
Authority
Thinking Beyond the Box Policies: BSP Experience
Discussion Outputs Group 1 – Ms. Gisela Tiongson-Velasco
• Structuring how to work together and identifying needed support. Give access to information– Risk mitigation for the value chain (insurance)– Better understanding of value chain/players– Market– Build business linkage between economic actors– Capacity building
• What does each bring to the table?– Academics– NGOs– Government– Micro-entrepreneurs
• Commitment– Identify leaders– Government support– Information– Facilities
• Include MFIs in measure of financial inclusion– Redefinition of financial service– Start at both ends– Leaders, facilitators
Discussion Outputs Group 2– Mr. David Ruchio
• Collective approach• Business must see opportunities• Social entities and government
– Organise– Negotiate
• Regulation– Anti-dumping– Pricing – inputs– Encourage insurance
• Pricing– Competitive pricing– Educate farmers on negotiating
Discussion Outputs Group 3– Mr. Daniel Zoltani
• Targets:– Government should ensure infrastructure– MFI’s to broker information for farmers– Platform linking fund providers with cooperatives– Provide credit guarantees for loan portfolio– Organize farmers into market linkages– Empower farmers groups to own their projects– Work/partner with large corporations using supply chains– Create village production centers for sustainable value chains
• Challenges:– Corruption– Lack of education, market information, technical know how– Access to financial services/diversified– Service providers – lack of knowledge
• Bridging the gap:– Fully understanding the value chain– Establishing network for facilitating partnerships– Designing agri-financial products/services responsive to needs
Discussion Outputs Group 4 – Mr. Eduardo Jimenez
• Broaden the definition of financial inclusion and not limit the banking sector– Better coordination among regulators– Cohesively towards financial inclusion– Value chains– Tax relief for value chains – social enterprises– More towards a guarantee mechanisms
• Appropriate agriculture insurance– call attention of donors to increase insurance
• More holistic planning– From inputs, infrastructure, etc.