Winrock International Putting Ideas to Work

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources.

A Global Presence Current as of 2010

Winrock Approach to Increased Economic Opportunities Capacity Building for Organizations and Individuals Enterprise and Agricultural Development Enhance Markets and Develop Products Entrepreneurial Skills Development Strategies on Investment, Trade and Finance Alternative Energy & Natural Resource Management Improved Production Technologies & Value-added processing

Value Chain General Definition Strengthen Mutually Beneficial Linkages Producers - Distributors – Processors - Wholesalers/Retailers Market Opportunities Trust

Value Chain - Key Concepts Win-Win Relationships Upgrading Innovation Added Value

Value Chain Development Positive or Desired Change Income & Employment Generation Economic Growth Poverty Reduction Environmental Performance Gender Equity

Youth in the Agriculture Value Chain Youth Enterprise Development

The Purpose of This Presentation Sharing Experiences Economic Opportunities using Agriculture Value Chains Rural Areas

GOALS Increase or Improve: Income Household Resiliency Gender Equity Reduce Outmigration

Target Population Marginalized youth: –Vulnerable and disadvantaged youth –Women –Dalits –16 – 30 years –Ethnic, linguistic and religious -Conflict affected Remote rural areas

Approach 1.Integrated, entrepreneurial literacy 2.Agriculture skills development 3.Entrepreneurial training for off farm employment

1. Entrepreneurial Literacy 10 month class Primarily women Integrated approach literacy, numeracy, how to use government services, HIV/Aids awareness, how to start a business, revenues, profit, loss, how to access credit Tied to income generation

1. Entrepreneurial Literacy More than 30,000 youth completed training 70% went on to technical skills development-mostly were in agriculture Huge demand because people saw the benefits

2. Agriculture Production

2.Agriculture Production Market Driven Aggregate farmers Technical training in high-value commodity production Introduced technologies Linkages: producers-input suppliers-markets

3. Rural Employment Identified points along value chain Provided entrepreneurial training for  Agro-vets  Local Service Providers  Traders  Vendors  Water harvesters

Strengthened VC and Employment Opportunities Simultaneously built value chain and linked farmers, traders Oriented farmers toward markets Created demand for inputs

Strengthen Delivery Systems using demand driven commercial approach Establish system of private sector input suppliers and extension agents Community-managed collection centers Create and strengthen linkages along the VC to access market Partnerships with local government

Establish Local Collection

Kaprokot, Salyan emptyand on market day Kapurkot, Salyan District collects vegetables twice a week that go to Butwal, Nepalgunj, Kathmandu …that feed into large collection centers

Input suppliers crucial for vulnerable small holders Enterprises improve farmers’ access to quality inputs and extension agriculture advice; Eliminates culture of ‘handouts’ and dependency; Creates jobs along the value chain Agro-vets provide knowledge and linkages to producers through trained Local Service Providers

Local Service Providers are field-based providing mobile trainings and extension services to remote and vulnerable smallholders Private Sector Extension Services

Local Service Providers

1.Established agriculture value chains 2.Improved the lives and food security of over 54,000 disadvantaged including 12,500 remote households 3.Increased income on average by 236% 4.Strong coordination with GoN 5.Network of Local Service Providers 6.Develop Linkages Farmers Input suppliers Output traders Major Accomplishments:

1.Linking producers to input suppliers and output markets 2.Market driven approach is sustainable 3.Local Service Providers - effective link 4.Government involvement and stakeholder meetings insure sustainability 5.Improved production improves family nutrition 6.Entrepreneurial literacy linked to AG/VC training Selected Lessons Learned