VALUE NETWORK ANALYSIS OF MALAWIAN LEGUME SYSTEMS:IMPLICATIONS FOR INSTITUTIONAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

First Mediterranean Conference on Food Supply and Distribution Systems,

Rome, 6 July 2015

Dr. Domenico Dentoni & Felix Krüssmann

The research: 2 Steps of Analysis SA +VNA

1. DATA COLLECTION: INTERVIEWS

2. STAKEHOLDER ANALYSIS3. VALUE NETWORK ANALYSIS

4. VISUALISATION IN PROBLEM/ACTOR MAPS

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Sample & Data Collection for SA + VNA

LITERATURE STUDY●Issues in Malawian legume sector●Who is who in Malawi

THEORETICAL SAMPLING & SNOWBALLINGSelection based on diversity of●Perspectives on problems

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Sample & Data Collection for SA + VNA

• 39 FIELD INTERVIEWS IN TOTAL (JULY – AUGUST, NOVEMBER 2014)

• Farmers associations• Traders & processors• Government & NGOs

+20 interviews with experts of Lilongwe University (LUANAR)

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Sample & Data Collection for SA + VNA

SEMI-STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS●general questionnaire directions

“What are the issues?” -> “Who is involved?” “Who can/is act(/ing) on the issue?” “What are they doing?” “Which resources are they

mobilizing/exchanging?”

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SA Findings: Mapped problem network

SA - Findings:5 institutional/policy issues

1. Uncoordinated information systems

2. Weak credit and input markets

3. Poor infrastructure systems

4. Problems with farming as business and cooperative formation

5. Weak public monitoring and auditing of quality & safety standards

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Example: Questionnaire – Policy makers

Who? What? How much? -> On who?

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ACTORSRESOURCES

+ CONNECTIONS

VNA Findings: Mapped value network

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VNA - Issue 1: Uncoordinated Information Systems for Farmers

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VNA - Issue 1: Uncoordinated Information Systems for Farmers

Esoko, ACE & NASFAM are highly connectedPotential influential actorsPotential institutional entrepreneurs

Some essential actors are not connectede.g. LUANAR & industry; ministries among each other

Need for facilitation of relationships

Need for facilitation & creation of information exchange(more detailed information available in report)

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VNA - Issue 1: Uncoordinated Information Systems for Farmers

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