Rice (parboiled) – PO – Benin

A propos du partenariat

Parboiled rice, though not yet well-known by consumers, is booming, thanks to its nutritional benefits (e.g. micronutrient content) and cooking advantages (quick, tasty). Small women processors, grouped in cooperatives or others, drive the parboiled rice chain. The partnership between grassroots rice organizations, ESOP (farmer enterprise) and 2SCALE aims at empowering women parboilers and rice farmers to increase their market penetration in Nigeria and in cities in Benin.

Achievements

Provide technical assistance to women parboilers in processing practices and marketing

Promote the quality of parboiled rice from Benin on Nigerian and Beninese markets

Introduce and promote technical innovations in rice production

Facilitate access to quality rice inputs for farmers

Broker relationships with financial institutions and develop financing schemes (including for women)

Targets

The partnership aims to support 15,000 smallholder farmers, including 8,000 women, to involve 30 SMEs (20 female-headed) to process and sell quality rice products, in Benin and Nigeria.

Market segments

Parboiled rice for Nigerian markets and local markets.

Les partenaires du projet

CCR-B (inter-professional body)

other technical assistance programs (PADA, GIZ, SNV, ACMA, VECO)

Africa Rice (research);