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To service the end market downstream actors need to secure a regular supply of
produce from upstream smallholders. This requires processors, traders or exporters
to invest in the upstream supply side of the chain in order to secure desired
products in the right quantity and quality. Such investments may include sharing
market intelligence with farmers or providing them with specific services including
technical, financial and organisational services. The provision of such services can be
embedded in a contractual arrangement between the two sets of actors, but it can
also be outsourced to other private service providers or the public sector.
Figure 0.2 is a graphical representation of BOAM’s value chain approach. It is
important for readers to familiarise themselves with this diagram as we will draw
on it in subsequent chapters to illustrate the different elements of the BOAM
programme.
Figure 0.2 The BOAM value chain approach
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I F FO E/ R C
Sector development Knowledge development
& learning
Organisation of the book
Services provider development
Business development
As depicted in the upper section of Figure 0.2, BOAM provided support to four value
chains, each of which was characterised by five main categories of stakeholders:
• Inputs suppliers (I)
• Farmers (F)
• Farmers’ organisations (FO)
• Processors/exporters/traders (P/E/T)
• Retail (R)
• Consumers (C)
The lower part of the diagram portrays the four main intervention areas that BOAM
was involved in, namely:
• Sector development
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