Marketing the Products of Underutilised Crops â Challenges and ...

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Potential of underutilised crops • UC: species with potential • World relies on only 7-30 commercialised species, 100 widely used • Many 1,000s used by the poor • For example: mangosteen, jack fruit, pummelo, tamarind, ber, amla, nelli,… • If the value chains were better understood, more benefit could be reaped by poor people
The challenges for smallholder producers • Difficult to understand and react to market forces. – Demand driven, not supply driven • Rapid changes in social /economic environment: – Market liberalization and integration – Rise in retail sector – Decline of government support • Thus, farmers need to be empowered: – Capacity/skills building – better coordination of chain actors – Farmer organisation in groups
Page 1 and 2: arketing the Products of Underutili
Page 3: Introduction
Page 7 and 8: Which markets ?
Page 9 and 10: Regional markets • medium distanc
Page 11 and 12: EU Novel Food Crops Directive (EU 2
Page 13 and 14: Pro-poor value chain development
Page 15 and 16: Pro-poor value chain development
Page 17 and 18: Two examples
Page 20 and 21: Medicines instead of potatoes - Ind
Page 22 and 23: Contribution of underutilised speci

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