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Moving Forward Together: Developing Partnership with P4P to strengthen Smallholder Farmer Access to SD Markets. WFP Purchase for Progress Annual Consultation. Overview of Partnership with P4P. PG-HGSF program in Kenya, Mali & Ghana
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Moving Forward Together: Developing Partnership with P4P to strengthen Smallholder Farmer Access to SD Markets WFP Purchase for Progress Annual Consultation
Overview of Partnership with P4P • PG-HGSF program in Kenya, Mali & Ghana • Aims to give access to 104,000 SHFs to the Governments’ Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) program markets • Contribute to increase incomes of SHFs; • Overall poverty reduction efforts • P4P is one of the key partners at the country level • Coincidence: supporting FBOs to deliver to SD • Difference: P4P target WFP purchases; SNV government school feeding procurement • The BMGF envisgaed collaboration among it’s SD program grantees Title
Existing collaboration • Participation in Review meetings of P4P • Obtaining information about FBOs working with P4P • Networking with other stakeholders • Kenya: • Training module for public officers and FBOs • Ghana: • Relationship with Farm Radio International Title
What are the main challenges for P4P – SNV cooperation? • Country versus district level focus • WFP as buyer vs. state procurement • WFP requirements vs. HGSFP requirements • Product type, quality, delivery schedule, etc. • Private sector involvement in supply chain • Application of social accountability related with public expenditure; • similar mechanism for WFP/P4P? Title
Some thoughts going forward • Exchange of methods, tools and experience • Complementary to our FBO strengthening • Exchange of data on existing FBOs • Data/information on situation of SHFs • Data on demand from HGSFPs Title
Some Preliminary findings from our Baseline survey in 5 Districts Title
Amount of Foodstuff used by Caterers during the last school term ( April-June, 2012) Title
Some thoughts going forward (cont.) Opportunities to link SHFs to school feeding markets Direct contracting, support in the tender Existing food buffer programs, infrastructure & organizations: Cereal stores Union of SHF cooperative Inclusive business arrangem’ts Leverage of resources Joint learning & sharing Joint advocacy toward governm’t Link “each other’s FBOs” to WFP & governments’ HGSF Title
Thank you Title