INTELLECO - Competitive intelligence for price risk management in the grain sector Coordination
Partners
Main goals
- Improve food safety at sub-regional level, through more efficient grain markets
- Create market conditions that facilitate investment in grain production, storage and distribution
Specific objectives
Improve grain marketing and storage strategies for the West African private sector, through a better risk management – in line with prospective competitive intelligence
Beneficiaries
- The West African Grain Network (ROAC) and its 8 member organizations (CIC of producers, vendors, and processors) present in 9 countries (Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, and Guinea)
- 50 CIC member organizations and 500 private storage companies for price risk training and support/advice
- 10,000 West African grain producers are informed and supported through various channels (advice, SMS and newsletters) on grain marketing and storage strategies
Results
R1. Design an information and advice offer adapted to the needs of the private sector, implemented by the ROAC
R2. Develop a network of private storage companies around the ROAC
R3. Strengthen technical expertise and involvement of the grain sector in the governance and regulation of their industry in West Africa
Activities
A1. Implement a simple and robust infrastructure to collect, exchange and disseminate market information
A2. Training and skills transfer within CIC members of the ROAC, in terms of market analysis and production of tailored information for member operators
A3. Lead the network and tool’s transfer in order to ensure its continuation and institutional establishment within the ROAC
A4. Support activities taken care of by RONGEAD: designing actions and training, and organizing workshops
Related documents
Our training and services related to market information
Impact evaluation of the n'kalô service
Brochure N'kalô 2018
Brochure N'kalô 2015
Guide for the market analysis method used by N’Kalô
Related people
Pierre Ricau
Holder of a Master Degree in "Agricultural Development and Economic Policies" from the Institute of Development Studies (IEDES), Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne University and AgroParisTech. He brings his expertise in agricultural market analysis (especially cashew, sesame, shea, cocoa, hevea, corn, rice and onion), development of agro-food sectors, training engineering and consultancy on public agricultural/agro-industrial policies
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Julien Gonnet
Holder of a Professional Master II in Sustainable Development from the University of Geneva and a Master I in Geography from the University of Jean Moulin, he brings his expertise in project and studies building and management on agricultural markets, the use of ICT within the agriculture sector, the implementation of certification (organic, fair...) and engineering training
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Soungari Sekongo
Engineer in Tropical Agronomy from the CIED, option "plant production", he brings his expertise in agricultural markets analysis, advising-supporting actors, vegetable production and supporting professional agricultural organizations (management, capacity building)
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Cheikh Ousmane Loum
Graduated from a Master 2 in Territorial Planning - Decentralization and Local Development from the Faculty of Geography of the University Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar. He also holds an engineering degree (Master 1) in community development and training from the Higher School of Applied Economics in Dakar. He is an expert in agricultural market analysis and in training and supporting producer organizations
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