1. OPERATIONALIZING EBAFOSA
BY : DR. RICHARD MUNANG

2. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT IN AFRICA
STRATEGIC POLICY LEVEL
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Non-policy Marker
Policy Marker
Other Policy Makers
Facilitate inter policy makers interaction
Target policy markers
The activities will be undertaken at the strategic policy level where focus will be to connect key non-policy actors along the value chain to policy makers and also facilitate inter-policy maker’s interactions; as well as at the operational level, where focus will be to actualize connections among non-policy actors. At the strategic level: connections will focus on policy makers. The aim will be to target policy makers in the ministries of agriculture, finance, environment and industrialization who are key to upscaling EBA and its value chains and link them with the other stakeholders on 3 levels:
Link Policy-markers to Policy-markers
Link Policy-markers to EBA initiatives
Link Policy-markers to Academia/Research

3. POSTHARVEST LOSSES IN AFRICA
LINKING POLICY-MAKERS TO POLICY-MAKERS
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At the strategic level: connections will focus on policy makers. The aim will be to target policy makers in the ministries of agriculture, finance, environment and industrialization who are key to upscaling EBA and its value chains and link them with the other stakeholders on 3 levels:
1.Link policy makers to policy makers: to ensure policy implementation, there is need to break silos between policy makers in these ministries. While the ministries of agriculture and environment should collaborate to ensure EBA driven agriculture techniques becomes part of mainstream agriculture approaches, the ministry of industrialization will be needed to ensure appropriate policies needed to facilitate the private sector for commercialization and value addition enterprises along the value chain are in place and the ministry of finance will be needed to ensure it prioritizes budget allocation for the programmes put in by the agriculture, environment, and industrialization ministries.
Link policy makers to policy makers: to ensure policy implementation, there is need to break silos between policy makers in these ministries

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LINK POLICY MAKERS TO ON-GOING ON-FARM EBA INITIATIVES AND VALUE ADDITION ENTERPRISES
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2. Link policy makers to on-going on-farm EBA initiatives and value addition enterprises. This will ensure these actors can engage with policy makers to actualize favorable policies that will enhance out-scaling / horizontal upscaling / more area under EBA techniques and value chain commercialization.
Value Chain Enterprises
Link policy makers to on-going on-farm EBA initiatives and value addition enterprises

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LINK THESE POLICY MAKERS WITH ACADEMIA AND RESEARCH AND TO INTERNATIONAL BODIES
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3. Link these policy makers with academia and research and to international bodies to enable further enrichment of policies / policy making e.g. through adoption of latest research findings to inform policies and adoption of most effective, optimal approaches to policy making.
Link these policy makers with academia and research and to international bodies to enable further enrichment of policies / policy making

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OPERATIONAL LEVEL
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Non-policy Actor 1
Non-policy Actor 2
Non-policy Actor 3
Linking non-Policy actors in order to facilitate
At operational level: connections should focus on linking the non-policy actors to each other in order to facilitate peer learning, access to markets, access to technologies, linking products to accreditation services so they can access more lucrative local and export markets etc.
Peer learning
Access to markets
Access to Technology
Linking products to Accreditation

7. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT IN AFRICA
LINKING REGISTERED FARMERS TO REGISTERED VALUE ADDED SERVICE PROVIDERS
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Innovative Solar dryers for preservation
This practically means linking registered farmers to registered value added service providers be they in technology such as innovative EBA techniques e.g. zai, innovative storage technologies, innovative preservation technologies; efficient irrigation technologies, innovative mobile based supply / demand market access technologies
Linking farmers to value added services be it technology such as innovative EBA technique as Zai.

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LINKING REGISTERED FARMERS TO REGISTERED PROCESSING MARKETS
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Linking registered farmers to processing markets in order to empower them
linking registered farmers to registered processing markets e.g. fruit processing industries, animal feeds industries, flour processing industry, brewing industry, flower packaging industries etc
Fruit processing plant

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LINKING BOTH ON FARMER PRODUCERS AND OTHER VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS TO ACCREDITATION SERVICES
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linking both on farmer producers and other value added products to accreditation services;
Linking farmers to value addition services and accreditation services in order to create worth for their produce.

10. THE STATE OF TRANSPORT IN AFRICA
LINKING REGISTERED FARMERS TO REGISTERED EXTENSION / TRAINING SERVICE PROVIDERS ON EBA TECHNOLOGIES
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Linking farmers to registered extension/training service providers on EBA technologies.
linking registered farmers to registered extension / training service providers on EBA technologies and other value chain technologies
Packing produce and taking it to the market

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LINKING REGISTERED FARMERS TO REGISTERED MARKETS FOR FRESH PRODUCE
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linking registered farmers to registered markets for fresh produce be they individual end users i.e. individual members of EBFOSA, corporates / institutional consumers i.e. institutions and businesses registered in EBAFOSA, resellers e.g. supermarkets, kiosks, shops and other retailers as well as wholesalers etc. all under the EBAFOSA platform
Creating a supply chain with even other Business resellers who are registered members

12. THANK YOU!
@RichardMunang