Purchase for Progress (P4P) Connecting Farmers to Markets

1. Purchase for Progress (P4P) Connecting Farmers to Markets

2. Where did WFP purchase in 2008? Europe 557,163 mt US$ 220 million North America 221,289 mt US$ 99 million Asia 846,148 mt US$ 424 million Africa 1,024,255 mt US$ 427 million Latin America 185,812 mt US$ 236 million Map from Nations Online Project 78% of all food purchased was from developing countries

3. WFP purchases from COMESA members in 2008

4. A Tradition of Local Procurement Mission Statement: “provide acceptable food… in a timely and cost efficient manner” P4P builds on WFP’s decades of experience in local procurement

5. What is P4P?

6. Three Fundamental Components Building Blocks Market Interventions Monitoring & Evaluation Procurement Ongoing M&E Supply-side Partnerships

7. Pilot Countries in Africa • Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo,Ethiopia, • Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique,Rwanda, • Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

8. Procurement Modalities P4P focuses on smallholder and low-income farmers

9. Targeted P4P Points of Entry in Markets Consumers Retailers WFP Point of Entry- RP/LP WFP Point of Entry- RP/LP Large-scale Food Processors/Large-scale Millers/ Large-scale Wholesalers Commodity Exchange Blended Food or Small-scale Processors WFP P4P Point of Entry WFP P4P Points of Entry Warehouse Receipts System Farmer Organizations* Third Tier Second Tier First Tier *Levels and characteristics of FOs are different in each P4P country Medium-scale Traders Small-scale Traders (Collectors) Agric. Inputs & Services Smallholder Farmers WFP P4P points of entry in markets will be different in the 21 pilot countries

10. PRODUCTION INPUTS Governments, NGOs, FAO, AGRA, Bilateral Partners and Private Sector QUALITY Governments, FAO, NGOs, Research Institutions and Private Sector CREDIT Governments, IFAD, IFC, Banks and Microfinance Institutions MARKET ACCESS Governments, FAO, IFAD, AGRA, Regional Economic Communities, Research Institutions, Universities and Private Sector POLICY & ADVOCACY Governments, Regional Economic Communities, NGOs, Media, Universities and Private Sector Farmer Organizations CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (Skills, Market Analysis, Post-harvest Handling, etc.) Governments, IFAD,AGRA, FAO, Regional Economic Communities, NGOs and Universities Key P4P Areas of Strategic Partnerships INFRASTRUCTURE Governments, AU, IFAD, World Bank and Bilateral Programmes

11. Monitoring & Evaluation • Tracking progress/achievements of pilots • Identifying lessons/best practices • Monitoring the impact of LRP

12. Enhancing Female Participation

13. Challenges • Organisational Change • Prices • Credit • Quality

14. Interface with ACTESA • Engagement from HQ, Regional and Country level • Sharing lessons, best practices and case studies • Raising policy issues • Linking with other relevant programmes

15. Cycle of Confidence

16. ZAMACE FRA Main Market Private and Public Sector – the choice is the producers depending on price Large Traders Millers Main Aggregation Public Certified Warehouse Medium enterprises/traders 1st Level Aggregation Village Agents Small Traders Farmers Organisation Farmers Organisation Input/output

17. www.wfp.org/p4p wfp.p4p@wfp.org