1. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity May 30, 2013 Washington, DC Integrating Very Poor Agricultural Producers into Value Chains Dan Norell World Vision

2. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Learning Objectives Recognize the constraints and opportunities of vulnerable households engaging in markets Understand when it is appropriate to encourage vulnerable households to engage in a market and how an organization can support households to minimize their risk

3. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Constraints of the Very Poor Gender Cultural barriers Lack of time Lack capacity to undertake economic activity Limited ability to take on risk

4. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Stronger Enterprises… Build hope and trust Build commercial relationships between producers & suppliers and producers & buyers Increase resilience - allows families to adapt to & recover better from shocks & stresses Able to pay for better healthcare services

5. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Value Chain Map

6. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity

7. Vertical Linkages More fair financial flows –Connect producers with market actors More effective knowledge and information transfer –Stakeholder workshops Increases innovation Connects producers to buyers and suppliers

8. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Horizontal Linkages Allows for risk sharing mechanisms –Greater bargaining power –Economies of scale Facilitates knowledge sharing networks between female producers of various experience levels –Increased social capital - mentoring – Value Girls Program –Increased confidence –Collective learning Connects producers to other producers

9. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Productive Safety Net Program Plus project, Ethiopia Project provided an initial food package or food voucher for a limited time until producers graduate to a stage where they are able to continue without the food support.

10. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Case: ProRENDA Project in Angola Background: Smallholder farmers and value chain market actors 60% female participation Goal: “ Smallholder farmers in the central highlands in Angola will increase their annual income from potatoes and other high value crops through competitive value chains”

11. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity ProRENDA Project in Angola Vertical Linkages Value chain selection of nutritious & profitable value chains (carrots, potatoes, beans) Knowledge and information transfer that met market demands –Product processing and grading –Post-harvest quality control and storage Capacity to develop business relationships –Farmer business schools Access to financial services

12. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity ProRENDA in Angola: Horizontal Linkages & Gender Focus Savings groups & literacy classes Seed banks –80% female-managed seed banks –especially serving those 30% of project households that have a female as the head of household

13. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Seed banks providing access to inputs Potato and Onion production, Angola Community Seed Banks set up for distribution of potato and onion seeds Introduce improved varieties of crops - while generating income for extremely poor farmers Project provides the seed stock to very poor households who grow the stock. Beneficiaries have to pay back twice the amount received in the form of in-kind seed to other community members in the seed bank. They also have to purchase their own seed in future seasons

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15. Harnessing the Power of Cross-sectoral Programming to Alleviate HIV/AIDS and Food Insecurity Small Group Discussion In groups of 2 or 3 discuss: 1. When is it appropriate to encourage households to engage in a market? 2. How can organizations facilitate market linkages so that the market linkages minimize the risk for very poor households?