Constraints to smallholders participation in Cassava value ... - aaacp

Contents1 Introduction and overview..........................................................................................................41.1 A brief literature review......................................................................................................51.2 Cassava sector strategy.......................................................................................................61.3 Smallholder capacity and participation ..............................................................................71.4 This research .......................................................................................................................82 Methodology...............................................................................................................................82.1 Framework ..........................................................................................................................82.2 Data collection ....................................................................................................................92.3 Data collection tools .........................................................................................................113 Results.......................................................................................................................................113.1 Respondents .....................................................................................................................113.2 Agricultural system ...........................................................................................................123.3 Cassava production...........................................................................................................123.4 Household heterogeneity .................................................................................................123.5 Benefits, constraints and risks of cassava production and marketing..............................133.6 Interventions and support ................................................................................................143.7 Attribution.........................................................................................................................154 Conclusions ...............................................................................................................................165 Recommendations ....................................................................................................................195.1 Intersectoral coordination ................................................................................................195.2 Producer organisation.......................................................................................................195.3 Enterprise development and monitoring .........................................................................205.4 Producer-trader contractual linkages ...............................................................................215.5 Planting materials .............................................................................................................225.6 Finance..............................................................................................................................225.7 Further research................................................................................................................23References ........................................................................................................................................253