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

Type de pratique Reduce

Nom de la pratique Reducing post-harvest losses and improving smallholders’ income from cassava

Nom de l’acteur principal Local produceurs & FAO

Type d’acteur(s) Cultivateurs

Pays Cameroon

Etape de mise en œuvre Exploitation, Stockage, Transport

Année de mise en œuvre 2012

Opérations déjà accomplies/en cours 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.

Résultats et impacts These mechanisms have resulted in improved quality control, fewer product rejections by wholesalers, and increased income for both producers and buyers