Local economic system; Availability of land; land tenure system; soil quality Crops grown (in general, and importance of cassava in the farming system); Role of women in agricultural production, processing, and trading; Organisation of farmers and processors (i.e. associations). Cassava production in the region (are there statistics available?) Varieties and their characteristics; Types of processed cassava products produced in the region; Technology used for cassava production and processing; Role of women in cassava production and processing. General constraints faced by producers and processors; Cassava projects and other initiatives in the region; how well have they done? Role of extension services (Government, NGOs, private sector players) Cassava processing What type of cassava processing does take place in the region? Which processed products are prepared, quantities of cassava used, stakeholders involved, technologies used. Cassava markets main markets, actors, and prices? – Main markets: community markets, wholesale and retail markets their – location and size in terms of turn-over Main actors involved: collectors, wholesalers, retailers Processed cassava products (please specify using percentages as much as possible) How much fresh or processed cassava goes into which channel (percentages) Prices at different levels in the value chain Functioning of the value chain do mapping exercise – Therefore best to take flip-chart paper and marker pens Steps involved between production and consumption for different chains Stakeholders involved
Local economic system; Availability of land; land tenure system; soil quality Crops grown (in general, and importance of cassava in the farming system); Role of women in agricultural production, processing, and trading; Organisation of farmers and processors (i.e. associations). Cassava production in the region (are there statistics available?) Varieties and their characteristics; Types of processed cassava products produced in the region; Technology used for cassava production and processing; Role of women in cassava production and processing. General constraints faced by producers and processors; Cassava projects and other initiatives in the region; how well have they done? Role of extension services (Government, NGOs, private sector players) Cassava processing What type of cassava processing does take place in the region? Which processed products are prepared, quantities of cassava used, stakeholders involved, technologies used. Cassava markets – main markets, actors, and prices? Main markets: community markets, wholesale and retail markets – their location and size in terms of turn-over Main actors involved: collectors, wholesalers, retailers Processed cassava products (please specify using percentages as much as possible) How much fresh or processed cassava goes into which channel (percentages) Prices at different levels in the value chain Functioning of the value chain – do mapping exercise Therefore best to take flip-chart paper and marker pens Steps involved between production and consumption for different chains Stakeholders involved
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