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Linking small scale agroecological producers to
market
Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Mr. Sokharith TOUCHAugust 29th, 2016Funded by:
A transition toward agroecology maintaining or improving the yield and reducing cost through lower chemical inputs.
Successful promotion and dissemination of agroecology link with better market access.
50 villages in Siem Reap province
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Context of intervention Smallholder farmers face difficulties in adapting their local production to the rapidly increasing population of Siem Reap province and recent consumer trends towards preferring healthy and safe food. (Farmers face difficulties in adapting their local production to the rapidly increasing population of Siem Reap province.)
Inability of farmers to adapt their production explained by difficult natural conditions (water management), poor soil fertility, producers' poor technical skills, little or no information feed-back to producers about market demand. (inability of farmers to adapt their production such as: poor technical skills, no information feedback to producers about market demand)
This situation has lead to the development of efficient supply chains mainly based on produce imported has had a strong impact on vegetable price fluctuations. (The competition of imported products it impacts on vegetable price fluctuations)
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Marketing value chain on vegetable
GRET approach to improve better coordination between production and market demand: (i) setting-up farmers’ organizations and (ii) facilitating business development of local collectors. Support existing business of farmers in the village. No direct financial support to their business.
Within this market system, local collectors play a key role linking the local production areas to domestic markets. Local vegetables seen as safe products by the market. However, markets don’t pay premium price for safe products.
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Market mechanism
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Advantages:- Collectors key links to markets (30km from city)- Collective actions focus on large and diversify production offer
Action strategy :1. Farmers = regular supply and quantities,
diversify production along the year.2. Local Collectors = training on harvesting
techniques, quality classification of vegetables, provide materials support.
3. Sharing market information = price board information, kinds of vegetables.
4. Set up planning tool = establish crop calendar.
Vegetable Producers Groups VPG at village level to have large, diversified and regular offer.
6In total, 15 VPGs gathering 290 farmers (243 women) Total land growing = 40 ha15 VPGs are able to grow 43 different kinds of vegetables7 to 8 months of production per year810$ incomes for 1 season of production
15 Local CollectorsWho are the local collector? farmers with complementary business activity of collect and transport.
4 functions: 1) provide advice on vegetable practices; 2) collect and transport products to market; 3) share market information; 4) social contact by living in the same community.
In total, 15 collectors including 10 womenTotal quantity: on average 100 tons per month of vegetables bought by the 15 collectors in 201470% of quantity coming from VPGs members
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Results of collectors
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83%
13%2% 2%
Samaki and Leu marketRolous marketDomdek marketRestaurants
Average running capital: 2700$ per month per collectorTwo Distribution patterns based on : Wider local markets = 7 wholesalers, 23 retailers; Short food supply chains =3 restaurants, 1 canteen, 1 weekly local market8 Boards on Price information at
collector house
Conclusion – steps forwards
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Improve market access
Ongoing support to develop new business relations through the 2 distributions patterns;
Improve promotion and visibility of local vegetables products;
Assist farmers group to reach agro-ecological production standard;
Set up internal control system to guarantee traceability and quality of the vegetables.
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Thank you for your attention
Contacts:
Mr. Touch SokharithProject coordinator on GRET project, Siem Reap [email protected]
Ms. Lucie ReynaudTechnical assistant on GRET project and national coordinator of ALiSEA, Siem Reap [email protected]
www.gret.org
