TRUST - Cashew value chain analysis in Sierra Leone
Partners
Main goals
Cocoasource is involved in trading cocoa and cashew from Sierra Leone through its partner company Akuna Cocoa. In accordance with its vision and values, Cocoasource works in parallel with strengthening these sectors, from farmers to local trading and processing companies. Hence it launched the TRUST cashew program which aims to implement activities to improve the cashew value chain in collaboration with partners such as Woord en Daad, JULA, CTF and Cotton Tree Foundation.
In order to have the most positive impact, such a program must rely on a good foundation of understanding of the value chain and identify points of improvements and levers. Nitidae is solicited to perform this value chain analysis.
Specific objectives
SO1. Outline the basic information of the SL cashew sector from production (planting dynamics, potential and forecasts, farmers drivers and challenges, competitivity towards other cash/food crops, farmers organizations) to commercialization (product flows, logistic aspects, price variations, trading demand & opportunities, stakeholder mapping) SO2. Finetune the comprehension by investigating particular points of attention such as competitivity of Sierra Leone VS Guinea through an analysis of the transaction costs
Activities
A1. Contact and document review to identify missing information
A2. Field mission aiming to assess three elements : (i) production basis; (ii) cross-border trade; (iii) in-country & export trade: logistics and actors
A3. Data analysis and report writing
Related people
François Griffon
Holder of a Master's degree in "Sustainable Farming and Agri-food Systems in the South", specialised in "Markets, Organization, Quality and Services" from Montpellier SupAgro - Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC), he brings his expertise in sector and value chain analysis, market studies, quality management and farmers' organisations services and support
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Anne Meyer
Agroeconomist graduated from the Institut des Régions Chaudes (IRC) of the Institut Agro Montpellier and from EM LYON (MSc Management), she has been passionate about tropical agricultural value chains for more than twenty years. She has put her skills at the service of NGOs and cooperatives, but also of the FAO and the organic agri-food industry (Ecotone group). She joined the Nitidæ studies department in March 2024.
Léo Godard
Agronomist with a degree from the French National School of Agricultural Science and Engineering of Toulouse (INP ENSAT), he works on the analysis of agroindustrial projects and provide consultancy for promoters and investors of agro value chains. He also provides technical assistance and consultancy for small to large scale agricultural to switch to organic or regenerative practices
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