Madagascar Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Value - Microlinks

Constraint Action Timeframe Lead
6.3 High cost of retaillevel
packaging for
AMP finished
products that meet
technical
requirements (dark
bottles,
hermetically sealed
jars, etc.)
Develop a supply plan jointly with importers/local
suppliers, and exporters/local distributors for bulk
purchasing of packaging.
D. STAKEHOLDER-LED ACTION PLAN
Months 8-12
BAMEX and
ERI, Ministry of
Commerce and
Industry, and
private sector
The following table summarizes actions developed by all participants in the reporting and planning workshop held in
Moramanga, Madagascar in late July, 2006. Representatives from each segment of the value chain, including the public
sector, participated in the workshop. Each functional group of actors developed an action plan with short-, medium-
and long-term objectives representing their own appraisal and priorities. Participants made commitments to take
responsibility for implementation. The following table contains the main points included in the stakeholder-led action
plan.
Table 19: Stakeholders’ Action Points
WHO ACTION
Short Term: 1-3 months
Wildcrafters,
Cultivators
Support
Partners
FOCUS: Communication
program
• Establish a data bank of
producers, with each one’s
strength and weakness
Collectors FOCUS: Communication and
creation of network
• Integration of network
within value chain
• Identify reliable buyers
ACTION
Medium Term: 1 year
• Form a producer network
• Establish communication
links, using new
information technology
when possible
ACTION
Long Term: 3 year
• Put into place local natural
resource management
structures to preserve
environment and sustain
production
• Processors • Public sector, processors,
financing institutions
• Conduct feasibility and
profitability study of
products collected
• Search for technical and
financing partners
• Prepare seasonal plan,
activities to undertake and
a chronogram
• Prepare seasonal plans
• Implement communication
and network activities
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