Transcript EPOPA Results 2002-2003

EPOPA
Export Promotion of
Organic Products from Africa
Phase II
April 2002- March 2003
Year 1 of a 3 year programme
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Programme Objective
To initiate and
facilitate export of
organic products in
order to improve
the livelihood of
African farmers
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
A programme funded by Sida
 Implemented by Agro Eco
and Grolink together
 Programme Directors
 Bo van Elzakker
 Gunnar Rundgren
 Country Managers
Bo
 Alan Tulip, Uganda
 Marg Leijdens, Tanzania
 Carianne de Boer, Zambia
 Consultants
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Gunnar
Exporting projects
Uganda
Tanzania
 Kawacom, arabica
 KCU, robusta
 Outspan, sesame
 ESCO, vanilla
 PCI, cashew nuts
 KNCU arabica
and robusta coffees
coffee
and cocoa
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
Coffee
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
EPOPA support
EPOPA support to projects covers:
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Management assistance
Staff training
Field officer training
organic agriculture, extension
and demonstration gardens
Development and revision of
Internal Control System
Farmer mobilisation techniques
and inputs
Seed money for farmer’s inputs
Setting up of tree/ crop seedling
nurseries
Technical consultancy and
agricultural improvements
Product quality management and
quality improvement measures
EXPORT PROMOTION
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ORG
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Development of new crops and
products
Market surveys and buyer
contacts
Product development
Participation in organic trade
shows
Project presentations/brochures
Organic certification procedures
and issues
Share in certification costs
Certification to additional
standards as required by the
market
Market Failure Guarantee
Risk assessment along the chain
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Results Uganda 2002-2003
Area
Organic
Product
Nebbi
Arabica
coffee
5 292
407 tons
450 SEK
14 %
Sipi
Arabica
coffee
1 023
298 tons
1 703 SEK
14 %
Kawacom
Bushenyi
Robusta
coffee
1 094
490 tons
1 143 SEK
22 %
Outspan
Ochero
Sesame
396
226 tons
2 083 SEK
12 %
ESCO
Bundibugyo
Cocoa
708
87 tons
1 254 SEK
10 %
ESCO
Bundibugyo
Vanilla
184
10 tons
26 347 SEK
4%
Project
Kawacom
Kawacom
EXPORT PROMOTION
Number of
farmers
Total
export
Income /
farmer
Organic
premium
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Results Tanzania 2002-2003
Area
Organic
Product
KCU
Kagera
Robusta
coffee
PCI
Kerekese
Cashew nuts
Project
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
Number of
farmers
Total
export
Income/
farmer
Organic
premium
2 520
132 tons
198 SEK
49%
130
60 tons
5 378 SEK
6%
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Coming projects
Uganda
Tanzania
 Nile Perch Fish
 Ecotourism
 Fresh and
processed Peanuts
 Reco processed
Fruits
 Herbs, Spices and
Essential Oils
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
 Dabaga Canned
Pineapples
 Animal Feed
Ingredients
 Rufiji Honey
 Cane Sugar
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
New Countries in EPOPA
Other countries are
interested to be
included in the EPOPA
programme. The
following are under
evaluation:
EXPORT PROMOTION
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ORG
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ANIC
Zambia
Kenya
Ethiopia
Mozambique
West Africa
(Senegal)
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Flanking Activities
The flanking activities are essential in communicating the
knowledge that enables the countries to run their own
organic sector
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Certification Development (DECUT)
Organic Sector Development Training
Limited Support to Exporters
National Development
Ethical Trading Guidelines
IFOAM International Coffee Conference
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Projects with limited support
EPOPA gives limited support to following projects:
Uganda
Tanzania
 Bark cloth
 Herbs, Spices and
Essential Oils
marketing and
certification assistance
assistance in
organizing a seminar
 Bio Uganda
 FADECO, dried fruit,
certification of pineapples
 Ibero Vanilla
export feasibility survey
 Matunda Mema
vanilla as second crop
dried
fruit, increasing capacity
EXPORT PROMOTION
OF
ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA
Impacts of EPOPA
34.000 smallholders earn 25-50% more
Positive impact on conventional price
It’s being copied by others
Improved motivation for farming, to
improve livelihood, increase production
 Concept for trade in commodities
sustainably produced by smallholders
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EXPORT PROMOTION
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ORG
ANIC
PRODUCTS
FROM
AFRICA