Reducing post-harvest losses and improving smallholders’ income from cassava

Tipo de pratica Reduce

Nombre la actividad profesional Reducing post-harvest losses and improving smallholders’ income from cassava

Nombre del agente principal Local produceurs & FAO

Tipo de agente(s) Agricultores

Ubicación Cameroon

Etapa de la puesta en práctica Finca, Almacenamiento, Transporte

Año de puesta en práctica 2012

Actividades realizadas o en vías de realización An effort to improve competitiveness of the cassava chain in Cameroon identified the fragmentation of smallholder supplies sent to the market as one of the bottlenecks that needed to be addressed. The quality varied from produce to producer, so wholesalers did not have a homogenous stock, and often the collecting points were not easily reachable. With support and capacity building from FAO, the producers organized and established quality control and logistics mechanisms and, as a result, wholesalers now use public transport to pick-up graded produce and make payments at agreed stops along the Akonolinga- Yaoundé highway.

Resultados y repercusiones These mechanisms have resulted in improved quality control, fewer product rejections by wholesalers, and increased income for both producers and buyers