longitudinal impact assessment study of sugar producers in malawi

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Acronyms ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States AFN African Fairtrade Network ATO Alternative Trading Organisation BoD Board of Directors COFTA Cooperation for Fair Trade in Africa DFID Department for International Development EU European Union FF Fairtrade Foundation FGD Focus Group Discussion FLO Fairtrade Labelling Organisation International FOB Free On Board FT Fairtrade FTO Fairtrade Trading Organisation FTO Fair Trade Original GDP Gross Domestic Product GoM Government of Malawi Ha Hectare ISO International Sugar Organisation KCGL Kasinthula Cane Growers Limited LI Labelling Initiatives M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MK Malawi Kwacha MSB Malawi Savings Bank MT Metric Tonne NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NRI Natural Resources Institute NRM Natural Resource Management PO Producer Organisation PPP Producer Partnership Programme QMS Quality Management System SADC Southern Africa Development Community SSI Semi-Structured Interview SVCGT Shire Valley Cane Growers Trust TA Traditional Authority TT Twin Trading TWIN The charity that owns Twin Trading (Third-World Information Network) USA United States of America 6
Contents 1. Introduction Page 8 2. Objectives 8 3. Methodology 9 4. The global, national and local contexts 10 4.1 The global sugar situation 10 4.2 The sugar situation in Malawi 11 5. The socio-economic situation in Malawi 14 6. Support to KCGL from TWIN/TWIN Trading 15 7. Findings of the study 17 7.1 The producer and processing organisations 17 7.2 The process of certification 24 7.3 Production achievements and challenges 24 8. Impact areas 26 8.1 Changes in social structure 26 8.2 Changes in the socio-economic situation of participating producers and their households including their income, working conditions, living conditions and access to basic services 26 8.2.1 Socio-economic impact data from David Phillips study in 2007/8 30 8.3 Case studies of KCGL members and non-member families 31 8.4 Changes in the organisation of rural areas / workers’ organisations 39 8.5 Changes in local, regional and national development 46 8.6 Changes in the management of natural resources 47 9. Improving impact 48 9.1Producer standards 48 9.2 Trade Standards 49 9.3 Organisational support and business development 49 9.4 Networking 50 10. Key indicators to be monitored over time 51 11. Conclusions and recommendations 53 7
Page 1 and 2: LONGITUDINAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUD
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary The study This st
Page 5: • Food security for producer hous
Page 9 and 10: 3. Methodology This study is a long
Page 11 and 12: 4.2 The sugar situation in Malawi A
Page 13 and 14: Malawi exported sugar during the ye
Page 15 and 16: 6. Support to KCGL from TWIN/TWIN T
Page 17 and 18: 7. Findings of the study 7.1 The pr
Page 19 and 20: There are now plans for a Phase III
Page 21 and 22: The limiting factors to the success
Page 23 and 24: Cane transport Concern Universal En
Page 25 and 26: Table 7.1 Labour employment by KCGL
Page 27 and 28: Major economic and social benefits
Page 29 and 30: demands have come from villages out
Page 31 and 32: KCGL employees do not feel that the
Page 33 and 34: 1998 MK400 fortnightly (MK800 per m
Page 35 and 36: He plans to build a house of his ow
Page 37 and 38: A grocery shop at Dyeratu Trading c
Page 39 and 40: The relationship with the KCGL Boar
Page 41 and 42: The disciplinary committee oversees
Page 43 and 44: Frequent ploughing out and replanti
Page 45 and 46: 8.5 Changes in local, regional and
Page 47 and 48: 9. Improving impact 9.1 Producer st
Page 49 and 50: and their solutions in order to imp
Page 51 and 52: Number of families receiving money
Page 53: to 282 farmers in March 2010. These

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