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Outcomes from Yesterday’s Discussions

Outcomes from Yesterday’s Discussions. What do we mean by High Value Crops?. Produces significantly higher return on investment than traditional staples. High potential for job creation along the value chain. Specialized management or uses to add value to existing crops.

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Outcomes from Yesterday’s Discussions

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  1. Outcomes from Yesterday’s Discussions

  2. What do we mean by High Value Crops? Produces significantly higher return on investment than traditional staples High potential for job creation along the value chain Specialized management or uses to add value to existing crops High nutritional or other intrinsic or inferred quality features Comparative advantage for smallholder producers Seasonal or location specific production

  3. Who are the poor? Smallholders with limited or no access to a minimum set of production inputs Land, labor, water, fertilizers, capital, skills, knowledge, pesticides Those in the product value chain with a lack of access to markets, information, capital or technology Rural and urban consumers in target regions with a lack of basic nutrition, education or health care

  4. Economical, environmentally sound and sustainable production Production of safe and quality products Farmers empowered to participate in more organized markets Improved livelihoods through better incomes and nutrition What is the definition of a successful state?

  5. Our geographical focus Global Poverty Population pressure coincident with marginal cropping systems

  6. Priorities: 10 most important crops 1. Tomato 8. Potato 2. Mango 9. Papaya 3. Banana 10. Ornamentals 4. Onion 5. Cabbage 6. Citrus 7. Pineapple

  7. 10 most underutilized high potential crops 1. Guava 8. Leafy vegetables 2. Indigenous vegetables 9. Mango 3. Avocado 10. Hot pepper 4. Ornamentals 5. Papaya 6. Tomato 7. Squash

  8. Most important crops across all regions

  9. Underutilized and high potential crops across all regions

  10. Top 10 Fruits & Vegetables in SSA – Area Source: FAOSTAT, 2007

  11. Top 10 Fruits and Vegetables in South Asia - Area Source: FAOSTAT, 2007

  12. Export value of fruit and vegetables Source: FAOSTAT, 2007

  13. Thank you very much

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