Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Market Systems (PROMAS)

• 32’000 female (40%), male and youth (40%) smallholder farmers and micro, small and medium enterprises
• Private sector actors (inputs suppliers, output buyers, retailers, agroprocessors, and others)

Outcome 1: Female, male and youth smallholder farmers enhance their productivity.

Outcome 2: Smallholder farmers and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises access better functioning agriculture input and output markets.

Outcome 3: Female, male and youth smallholder farmers use adequate risk management instruments to be more resilient to climate change and other shocks.

Outcome 4: Conducive policies and regulations promoting inclusive agricultural value chain development are implemented.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

• Smallholder farmers have improved technical and financial capacity for enhanced crop productivity, skills and technologies
• Agricultural input and service providers have improved capacity to supply smallholder farmers with improved and climate smart inputs
• Commodity traders have improved capacity to serve smallholder farmers
• Service providers of weather information, agroecology practices, insurance and savings are better able to respond to smallholder farmers’ needs 

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

Inovagro project:

• Reached more than 38’000 farmers (40% women), with 25’300 (50% women) increasing their income resulting in net income increase of 34 million USD.
• Increase from no seed company (in 2014) to 10 seed companies (in 2021) selling certified seeds directly to farmers.
• 34 commodity aggregator traders opened over 500 new buying posts closer to farmer, improving farmer’s access to markets. 
• 20’000 farmers saved over USD 750’000 (up from USD 4’135 in 2015) for buying certified seeds/inputs.
• Strong linkages between seed companies, distributors and lead farmers established.

Hortisempre project:

• 48’000 farmers accessed certified seeds
• Accumulated net income increase of farmers of USD 23 million. 32% net income increase per farmer. 40% productivity increase for farmers.
  

Insights:

• The market systems development approach works in thin markets in northern Mozambique. It is important to address both the supply and demand sides of the market system.