Analysis and development of inclusive value chains to support small-scale producers to access agricultural markets : Information note ; Rural development, food security and nutrition

The value chain (VC) analysis and development can improve the living conditions of the rural population and contribute to food security. The key elements are: the knowledge of a sub-sector which will gradually be building up among the stakeholders, the confidence created among them and the resulting dynamics. The two main challenges consist in involving the stakeholder so that they appropriate the analysis tool and then in finding the right entry point for the analysis. This is the condition for this kind of exercise to be directed towards its goal – first and foremost the eradication of poverty, in accordance with the principal objective of our cooperation – whilst remaining rigorous in processing the information.