Project
Enhancing the peanut value chain, from processing to marketing peanuts and peanut products
Details
Project Code:
UGA165
Start Date:
2009/06/01
End Date:
2012
CRSP Phase:
Phase 3
Budget:
$100,000
Countries:
Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Uganda
Participants
Lead University:
University of Georgia
Other Partners:
Uganda Industrial Research Institute, Makerere University, National Agricultural Research Organization (Uganda); University of Ghana-Legon (Ghana)
Principal Investigator(s):
Wojciech Florkowski
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Manjeet Chinnan, Anna Resurreccion
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Overview
This project’s goals include income enhancement along the peanut value chain, job creation through peanut processing, market access for producers and stimulation of new market demand, and market information access. The project seeks a lasting solution to fragmentary market information through the implementation of surveys and constraint reduction due to poor buyer segment knowledge by analyzing the collected data. Identification of existing/emerging consumer segments enhances the efficiency of households’ peanut processing efforts by focusing on modified product or new peanut product marketing that meet buyer’s expectations.
Objectives
1. In Yr1, the PI will assess the opportunity/situation. This is a continuing activity that will continue in Yrs 2-3 and spans the three years of the project. In Year 3 we will select partners for new activities - economics/marketing, process development, product development and finalize agreements for these new activities with partners." 2. In Yr 1, initiate consumer and market surveys. Train host country personnel on survey methodology and questionnaire development, data collection, analysis and reporting. In Yr 2, complete and present findings from consumer and market surveys. Train host country personnel on survey methodology-questionnaire development, data collection, analysis and reporting. In Yr 3, publish survey results, train host country personnel on survey methodology and questionnaire development, data collection, analysis and reporting." 8. Assess socio-economic impact generated through development, transfer and commercialization of peanut processing technologies. 3. In Yr 1, Identify and meet with potential partners - stakeholders meeting, site visits, host country recommendations. Select partners for process development, and product development. Initiate and finalize agreements. In Yr2, continue activities from Yr 1. In Yr3, select partners for new activities-economics/marketing, process and product dev. Finalize agreements for these new activities with partners. 4. In Yr 1, develop new product and processing technologies and/or improve existing ones. In Yrs 2-3, continue with activities from Yr 1. 5. In Yr 1, Transfer product and processing technologies to industry partners. (AVAR, MSC). Initiate development of business and market plans for products (WJF). In Yr 2, continue with activities from Yr 1a''technology transfer (AVAR, MSC). Continue with development of business and market plans and initiate implementation of these plans (WJF). In Yr 3, continue with activities from Yr 1a''technology transfer. Continue with development of business and market plans and initiate implementation of these plans. 6. In Yr 1, initiate training host country personnel on development of product and process technologies (AVAR, MSC). Conduct a global training workshop(s) on existing appropriate peanut process and product technologies [this activity will be contingent on availability of training funds]. 7. In Yr 1, enhance research capacity of institutions through acquisition of processing, laboratory, data collection and analysis, reporting, training and communication equipment. [extent of enhancement will be contingent upon availability of funds]. In Yr 2, continue to enhance research capacity of institutions through acquisition of processing, laboratory, data collection and analysis, reporting, training and communication equipment. [extent of enhancement will be contingent upon availability of funds]. In Yr 3, continue to enhance research capacity of institutions through acquisition of processing, laboratory, data collection and analysis, reporting, training and communication equipment. [extent of enhancement will be contingent upon availability of funds] 8. In Yr 1, initiate development of instrument for bench marking and impact assessment. In Yr 2, Continue bench marking and impact assessment. In Yr 3, continue impact assessment.
Outcomes
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