Differing perspectives david bright

SEAS OF CHANGEAn NGO perspective

April 11th, 2012David Bright, Oxfam GB

Civil society, Private and Public sector have changed roles and attitudes, but unclear now how change can best happen

1. Networks and roles•Development actors aim to support positive change ,stop negative change, and innovate i.e. work with others

2. Scale systems• Any opportunity, enterprise or market opportunity operates in a system. Make the system work .

Identify and address the ‘drivers’ of change

3. Power is key3. Power is key

• Can you change the winners and losers in the systems or business you scale?

4. Seas of Change for who?

40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get

most cash from off farm work.

40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get

most cash from off farm work.

20-30% are occasionally connected to

markers and are food buyers

20-30% are occasionally connected to

markers and are food buyers

3-15% are

regularly selling

into markets

3-15% are

regularly selling

into markets

1-2% ‘market-ready’ farmers

(2% farmers 50% of sales)

• Does the chase for scale marginalise the poorest?

Key resources – • Scaling up for impacthttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/small-farmers-

big-change-scaling-up-impact-in-smallholder-agriculture-144211

• Think Big. Go Smallhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/think-big-go-

small-adapting-business-models-to-incorporate-smallholders-into-su-114051

• Making Markets empower the poor

http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/making-markets-empower-the-poor-programme-perspectives-on-using-markets-to-empo-188950

Friday - From Chain to change, Gine Zwart

4. Seas of Change for who?

40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get

most cash from off farm work.

40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get

most cash from off farm work.

20-30% are occasionally connected to

markers and are food buyers

20-30% are occasionally connected to

markers and are food buyers

3-15% are

regularly selling

into markets

3-15% are

regularly selling

into markets

1-2% ‘market-ready’ farmers

(2% farmers 50% of sales)

• Does the chase for scale marginalise the poorest?