Purpose and Objectives
Purpose: The primary purpose of this activity is to help improve productivity of small and medium landholders and increase income levels through inclusive agri-business growth across the agriculture value chain. This activity will structure innovative business models that are economically sustainable and scalable across Eastern India and other similar agro-climatic zones globally.
Objectives:
- I. Improving market efficiency by generating procurement linkages within value chains.
- II. Increase agriculture productivity by the increased use of agri-innovation including technology and processes and service for improved management.
- III. Human capacity to strengthen responses to market opportunities to improve market Competitiveness
- IV. Integration of stakeholders across the value chain will improve productivity and market development (though Innovative business models and balanced market systems).
Results and Activities
Output 1: Increase in agricultural productivity by deploying innovative technologies and management practices through the Rural business hub model
- Baseline analysis and supply chain assessment
- Building of consortia for delivery of services and aggregation of farmers
- Extension and capacity building efforts
- Increase farmer's access to finance and technical services
- Increase private sector participation in supply of quality of inputs
- Facilitate and support the adoption of best practices and systems
Output 2: Increase in efficiency of agriculture value chains and access to markets through the Rural Business Hub model
- Baseline analysis and supply chain assessment
- Develop private sector led-procurement linkages within value chains
- Capacity building of smallholder farmers to improve market competitiveness
- Deploy best practices for integrating value chain systems and decreasing post-harvest losses
- Increase farmer's access to finance and technical services
- Increase access to markets (including new markets)