Key Expected Results



  1. Increased stable productivity, supply of materials and quality marketable products,
  2. Better linkages and risk spreading in value chains,
  3. Improved capacity in farming communities to move from coping strategies to market integration,
  4. Decision makers have profound knowledge of value chains and provide viable incentives for innovation support,
  5. Achieve sustainable intensification of SFEs and the transition of diverse farms to agri-enterprises that contribute to food and nutrition security
  6. Efficient and effective supply and distribution processes identified and implemented,
  7. Local ownership of SI and ML options,
  8. Farmers and other VC actors have increased capacity in processing, storing, keeping nutritious value,
  9. New and innovative processes of wealth creation based on direct monetary and non-monetary returns are being explored by local communities,
  10. More resilient farming communities, improved income particularly for women and young people,
  11. Conservation of agro-biodiversity and natural resource,
  12. Continuous knowledge exchange in stakeholder networks,
  13. Decision makers and development actors use effective strategies in regard to locally- relevant sustainability principles, criteria and indicators,
  14. Dissemination of project findings and tools in actor networks, business concepts adopted.