FARMER GROUPS CAPACITY BUILDING
After identifying potential markets for small producers, Faida MaLi strengthened farmers’ organizational and business management capacity to enable them produce high quality and quantity of produce and to maintain long term business contracts. The modules covered include:
• Initial strategies in access to markets
• Group formation and registration
• Extension services
• Contract farming
• Business awareness
• Access to finance
BUYER SUPPORT SERVICES (AGRIBUSINESS COMPANIES & TRADERS AND OTHERS)
Faida MaLi provides specific services as per buyer requirements which include:
• Buyer – farmer contract facilitation
• Value chain study and analysis
• Facilitation of business flatforms
• Facilitate participation of product in trade fair and agricultural shows
CONSULTANCY SERVICES
In addition, Faida MaLi provides a wide range of capacity building services to local and international NGO's, the donor community, BDS Providers, local and national government departments and projects. These include the following:
• Facilitation of value chain development process using the Faida MaLi Market Linkage 10 step approach
• Value chain study and analysis
• Baseline study
• Sub-sector studies/market chain analysis
• Facilitation of business platforms
• Value chain study and analysis
• Community-based PRA’s and Baseline Studies
• Project Evaluations and Impact Assessments
• Organisational assessments for market Linkage facilitation
All the above products and services are offered on consultancy basis as a one-off assignment, or a long-term (1-3 years) capacity building program; |