Promoting markets for locally produced fresh vegetables

About the partnership

Mali

Fresh Produce

Status:

Active

In an effort to diversify from it’s dependency on international markets for primarily mangoes, SCS has been working on the diversification of its activities into other products (fruits and vegetables) and markets (local) and thereby offering improved opportunities for local farmers and providing access to fresh and healthy vegetables and fruits in local markets. This partnership intends to contribute to SCS’s goal to supply local markets with fresh and healthy vegetables at a quantity of 1000 tons per year, produced by 15000 local farmers, by 2023. For the marketing, SCS will collaborate with female wholesalers of the open markets of Bamako, as well as develop a dedicated marketing approach to the niche market of (local) middle class customers.

About the business champion

Service Commercial Silvain (SCS) is a Limited Liability Company (LLC) established in 1997. It is specialized in the import and export of fruit and vegetables. Since 2015, SCS started to become active in the production and sourcing of pepper, okra and other vegetables. For the near future, SCS intends to set up a packaging center and distribution points of healthy vegetables for the Malian and sub-regional markets.

Key interventions

Promote improved production practices and climate-smart agriculture principles

Strengthen capacities of partnership actors in the of collection, packaging and marketing / distribution of vegetables

Promote the inclusion of women and youth in the value chain

Organize steady access to inputs and technical support services for farmers

Broker access to finance and support the mobilization of savings

Strengthen of loyalty and coordination in the value chain