| Seeking Opportunities in the Cassava Value Chain |
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Cassava has been identified as a high potential crop for Cambodia’s farmers. Double-digit demand growth, relatively low investment costs, and soaring cassava starch prices had stimulated smallholder interest and an upsurge in production. The Royal Government of Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) asked EMC to perform a value chain analysis and country-wide diagnostic of the cassava sector, to better understand the market and to strengthen competitiveness. The EMC team collected primary data and interviewed smallholders, distributors, processors and exporters regarding their operations, costing and competitiveness across a range of cassava products, including starch and biofuels. Our analysis shed light on current practices and revealed clear opportunities for improvement. This included: (i) steps to mitigate the upstream supply challenges of local processors; (ii) quantifying areas of higher value added production within the supply chain and; (iii) targeting priority investment opportunities. EMC’s cassava sector findings informed MoC’s national agricultural strategy and UNDP and other donor assistance plans. They were also shared directly with private sector cassava businesses and farmers with the aim to bring about firm-level change and to strengthen cassava association activities. Combined, these actions will foster higher value added cassava exports and improve the sector’s production, quality, productivity and competitiveness. |
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