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OVERVIEW OF CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN

OVERVIEW OF CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN. BY THOMAS ASARE- BAFFOUR PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR,AAWID 16-17 TH JUNE,2011. CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN BRONG AHAFO GHANA. THE ROLE OF THE NGO Orientation on project principles and activities Group formation and development

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OVERVIEW OF CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN

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  1. OVERVIEW OF CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN BY THOMAS ASARE- BAFFOUR PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR,AAWID 16-17TH JUNE,2011

  2. CASSAVA VALUE CHAIN BRONG AHAFO GHANA • THE ROLE OF THE NGO • Orientation on project principles and activities • Group formation and development • Facilitation and linking of farmer –groups to MOFA for establishment of multiplication farms • Orientation on the VC concept

  3. INPUT PRODUCTION MARKETING PROCESSING CONSUMPTION Across boarder TRADERS GA/AR Chop bars/rest Timber industry TRADERS Processing Small Scale farmers Processing Processing Individual consumption

  4. Cassava Value Chain Map Planting material Improved/local varieties Villager/town markets from farm gate Agrochemicals of cassava School/plywood processors Drying Restaurant Grinding fresh Fresh Grinding Agbelima HQCF Kokonte Gari Export Marketing Input provision Production Consumption

  5. Value Chain Means……. The sequence of productive processes (functions)from the provision of specific Inputs for a particular product to primary production, transformation ,marketing and up to consumption

  6. An institutional arrangement linking and coordinating producers ,processors, traders and distributors of a particular product • An economic model which combines the selection of a product and the appropriate technology with a particular way of organizing the actors in order to access the market

  7. Cassava Value Chain Linkages • Aim at: • Getting an in depth understanding of the cassava production and marketing activities of Growers Association in the BrongAhafo region Quality requirements: • Rotten roots are not sold at all • Sizeable roots are preferred by processors • Improved varieties have better outturn • Roots are harvested on the day of transaction • Certification not required

  8. THANK YOU

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