Rwanda Post-Harvest Handling and Storage Project (PHHS): PHHS Investment & Finance Strategy Prepared by Alice Kwizera PHHS Investment Finance Manager December 9 th - 10 th, 2010 Kigali, Rwanda APF - IPER Annual Meeting

PHHS Team and Focus Implementing Organizations: PHHS Project : Targeted Value Chains: Effective Dates: CARANA Corporation & ACDI/VOCA Post Harvest Handling & Storage Project Maize, Wheat, Rice, Beans and Soya Beans, Cassava and Irish Potato 9/15/2009 – 3/15/2012

WHY PHHS for Staple Crops? – PHHS Strategy  WHY PHHS for Staple Crops?  In response to food insecurity: Need for improving post harvest management and infrastructure so as to meet market demand identified as key constraints to staple crop value chain development in Rwanda.  PHHS Strategy: 1. Facilitating market linkages: Ensuring producers, traders and other actors are linked to markets and have skills and infrastructure needed to take advantage of market timing and choice, thereby maximizing returns.

PHHS Strategy 2. Promoting investment: Identifying potential investors and facilitating access to finance so as to promote private-sector investment in PH infrastructure and management. PHHS Strategy

3. Strengthening underlying resources for Post Harvest (PH) management:  Training on improved conditioning and storage techniques,  Provision of adequate and appropriate conditioning and primary storage infrastructure,  Appropriate technology equipment (threshing, winnowing)  Disseminating new techniques and technologies and addressing harvest and PH handling and quality issues that affect losses prior to and during storage, PHHS Strategy

Value Chains Ranking Where are we working? – Value chains 1.Rice 2.Maize 3.Beans 4.Cassava 5.Irish Potato 6.Wheat 7.Soya Beans

PHHS Regional Partners  USAID Market Linkages Initiative (MLI), based in Kenya  USAID COMPETE, based in Kenya  Corporate Council on Africa

PHHS Local Partners  MINAGRI (RADA, RSSP, ISAR)  WFP P4P  UGAMA CSC  ROPARWA  BAIR  RDO  Farmer organizations: cooperatives:  Akanyaru marshland maize coops (COAMANYA, COJYAMUGI, CCM Muganza)  P4P maize coops in Kirehe, Gatsibo & Nyagatare,  Rice coops in the Southern UCORIBU)  Irish Potatoes coops in the Northern

PHHS Private Sector Collaboration  Minimex – Prodev (East)  ICM Rice Mill  UCORIBU (South)  Maiserie de Mukamira(North)  Ese ENAS-Nkubili Alfred(East)  SOSOMA Industries (kigali)  COAMV (North)

Leveraging Local Investment Finances  BNR (Agricultural Guarantee Fund)  Banque Populaire du Rwanda  BRD  Urwego Opportunity Bank  AMIR (CAF ISONGA, CLECAMs, etc )  RIF2  IFC

PHHS Finance & Investment Strategy PHHS Financing Strategy Beneficiaries:. farmer org./coops. Buyers / Traders. Processors. Finance / Guarantee post harvest infrastructures Financing Partners:. Regional partners ( MLI, COMPETE). Local banks and MFI's. Gvt Funds ( RIF 2 & AGF Programs). USAID Guarantee ( DCA). Farmer Post-harvest investments identification. Collaboration on farmers lending issues. Farmers‘ businesses monitoring PHHS Project. Funds mobilization. Allow access to Funds. Provide technical assistance: business plan dvpt, financial training

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