Allanblackia Seed Oil Novella Partnership Meeting

1. Allanblackia Seed OilNovella Partnership Meeting Kingsley Oppong Supply Chain Novel Development Ghana November 11, 2008

2. OVERVIEW • Areas of operation • Highlights of Activities • Best practices • Target volume analysis • Achievements • Challenges • Way forward Novel Development Ghana

3. AREAS OF OPERATION Novel Development Ghana

4. HIGHLIGHT OF PLANS • Achieving a target of 250mT of seeds • Review and re-design of operational areas • Community mobilization and awareness creation • Supply of resources and logistics for field operations • Review of key messages (checklist & best practice guidelines) • Radio broadcast to educate farmers on project messages • Establishment of market centres for purchasing seeds • Training of selected FPs in book-keeping and business skills • Evacuation of seeds from FPs storage facilities • Processing of AB seeds into oil Novel Development Ghana

5. BEST PRACTICES • Timely announcement of price increase from Gp 15 to 20Gp per kilo • Effective communication /feedback from communities and partners • Community awareness creation and monitoring • Knowledge of the supply chain/acquaintance with farmers • Prompt payment of seeds on delivery to FPs • Confidence and participation of community members in the project • Strict adherence to non-involvement of children • Adherence to key project messages and best practice guidelines • Safety and Quality Assurance Novel Development Ghana

6. TARGET VOLUME ANALYSIS Novel Development Ghana

7. Reasons for not achieving target • Inability of FPs to cover remote areas and cottages to purchase seeds from farmers • Misinformation with regards to fruiting of trees • Challenge of seed collection by farmers from remotely located trees • Effective and real-time information flow along supply chain • Regular follow-up and community visits by NEXT Officers • Complain of low motivation by focal persons Novel Development Ghana

8. RESULTS • 106 mT of seeds purchased • 21 mT of seeds processed and shipped to-date • Increased income for collectors and FPs • Engagement of dedicated AB Oil processor – Vester Oil Mills • Distribution of handgloves to over 1,875 farmers • Quality assurance and control improved • Confidence and focused farmer participation • Increased awareness about conservation of natural resources • Sustained participation of women Novel Development Ghana

9. Processing of AB seeds Novel Development Ghana

10. Novel Development Ghana

11. CHALLENGES • Managing community expectations • Prompt respond to feedback received from focal persons • Book-keeping at FP and NEXT level – Real-time Information • Poor terrain of working area • Motivation for FPs to cover remote areas and cottages to purchase seeds from farmers -motivation • Disposal of AB waste – solutions under discussion • Delay in processing of seeds due to: • Challenges working with third party processors • Retrieval of cash balances from FPs Novel Development Ghana

12. WAY FORWARD • Motivation for FPs • Increased public awareness • Formation of FP and Collector Groups • Intensify collection of seeds in Current locations • Sustained interest of farmers • Training of focal persons and farmers • Processing of seeds • Setting up field office to enhance contact with FP • Strengthen M & E • Integrating current collectors into domestication program Novel Development Ghana