Scaling Up for Small Scale Ag Case Studies from Oxfam

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Scaling Up for Small Scale AgCase Studies from
Oxfam

• NGOs, Business the Challenges of Scaling Up
• 18th July 2007
• Jo Zaremba

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Scaling Up for Small Scale AgESC Agro
TourismSt. Lucia
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Caribbean agriculture is critical for poverty
alleviation

• Export oriented commodity focus threatened with
  end of EU preferential trade agreement
• Agricultural sector shrinking
• Growing social problems on island
• 70 fresh produce imported in 2001
• 38 of GDP in tourism

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St. Lucia - Process

• 18-months
• Multi-stakeholder dialogue info gathering
  in St. Lucia UK
• Hotels, Govt, NGOs, farmers
• BIG multi- stakeholder meeting
• Programme Devt Committee ? solutions

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The St. Lucia Agro-Tourism Market Model
(DIS)ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
MARKET CHAIN
Independent Travel
Supermarkets
Small-scale farmers
End consumer
Farmers associations
Hotels / Resorts
Pack house
Distributor
Tour operator
Restaurants
Alternative livelihood strategies Cereal
production Livestock production
Regional market
Farmers credit
Agricultural inputs
Transport
Irrigation
Storage
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Caribean Agro-Tourism St. Lucia Context

• Lack of effective domestic supply chains
• Historically poor quality and inconsistent supply
• Inadequate business support services for
  producers
• Hotel industry lack of incentives or reliable
  supply chains to buy local
• Incoherent Trade policy framework
• Regional government lacked info / awareness
• Tourism industry preference for imports
• Lack of joined up policy

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Caribbean Agro-Tourism Objectives

• Increase trade in local fresh produce
• Developing hotel demand
• Increase production capacity
• Develop efficient St. Lucian enterprise operating
  in farmers interests trading commercially with
  tourism sector
• Link PS, small farmers govt
• Advocate for supportive national regional trade
  policy framework
• Replication in other Caribbean states

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St. Lucia Key Activities

• Trading Systems with existing institutions
• Producer training / diversification of crops
• Business development services
• Market information
• Production planning
• Financial services revolving fund
• Marketing branding
• Linking Trading Company 4 Co-ops Prog Devt
  Committee business to business
• Advocacy
• Identify national agric, land, tourism policy
• Influence extension services
• Influence trade policy

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St. Lucia Outcomes

• Improved access to markets (hotels) ? 20 ? in
  sales of local produce
• Influence Hotels ? 12 (from 1 initial)!
• Direct benefits to 400 hh
• 1,600 people 40 women

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Scale-Up across Caribbean

• Trade Increase regional agric trade 2 regional
  crops linked to St. Lucia
• Illustration show singe Carib Mkt can support
  small-scale Carib. Farmers
• Advocacy influence CARICOM / Caribean Hotel
  Association / Caribean Tourism Organisation
• Linking Business to business across islands

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Caribbean Agro-Tourism PS critical factors

• Replication ? by HOTELs essential!
• Producer organisations must run on viable
  business model.
• TRUST ? Acceptance of PS in region.
• Agree to differ on certain issues (import policy)

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Pro-Poor Tourism - Partnership Travel Foundation

• Elements of good practice
• 1. Get chefs and farmers talking
• 2. Simultaneously address
• improved supply farmer capacity, reliability
  etc
• increased demand chef attitudes, food
  features
• market link setting prices, transport,
  contracts, insurance.
• 3. Collaborate across sectors, bring in tourism
  and agric
• expertise, bring in other hotels/restaurants.
  Strategic
• alliances
• 4. Reap the benefits profile local food, inform
  guests,
• develop the brand

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Global Agricultural Scale Up
Honduras
India
Tanzania
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Vision, Purpose, Goals
Vision Men, Women Children in rural areas
living productive, healthy secure lives.
Purpose Scale-up the impact of smallholder
agriculture on poverty reduction, equality and
econ. development
Goal 1 Governments Civil society,
private Sector, and internatl Institutions
believe In and support smallholder Agriculture.
Goal 2 Smallholders Are empowered to Improve
their Livelihoods.
Goal 3 Oxfam Agriculture progs
Other institutions Apply effective Strategies
to Improving small- Holder agriculture.
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Bundelkhand Fish ponds Project

• Ensure Access to natural resources (ponds)
• Horizontal expansion in existing districts
• 56 ponds ? 300 ponds ? gt1000 ponds
• 2000 HHs ? gt10000 HHs ? gt25000 HHs
• Other value chains agricultural produce, other
  pond based products (ducks)
• Market development fishing zone, inputs,
  technology, infrastructure
• Expansion to adjacent districts
• State level advocacy by fisher-folk (policy)
• National level work Inland fisheries network
  fisheries paper policy recommendation

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West Africa Second-hand Clothing
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Frip Ethique Extending Supply Chain

• Second hand clothes project
• - Wastesaver in collaboration with ECT
• Employment for women decent wages and
  conditions, capacity building
• Example of ethical management do not pay bribes
  but pay duties and still viable
• Replicability ? womens livelihoods across
  Senegal
• Scale-Up ? recreate in other countries

through Building Businesses
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Potential for Private Sector Engagement
Ethical Consumerism
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