Agricultural Market Access and Linkage Project (AMAL)

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Funded By
World Food Programme (WFP)
Impact Area
Kenya – Isiolo and Samburu County
Dates
May 2014 – June 2015
World Food Program (WFP) partnered with AGMARK under the Agricultural Market Access and Linkage Project to build the capacity of small scale traders to respond effectively to the Home Grown School Meal Project (HGSMP) in Isiolo and Samburu Counties with the aim to support traders to benefit from the new market opportunity.
Map of Kenya's counties with Samburu and Isiolo highlighted in north-central Kenya, plus an enlarged view of the two counties

Objective

To build and strengthen the capacity of Grain traders to engage in output marketing activities under the school feeding program.

Activities

AGMARK conducted trainings on;
  • Introduction to Agricultural Output Marketing.
  • Grain Aggregation and Bulking.
  • Warehouse Management.
  • Grain quality Standards and Handling.
  • Agricultural Marketing costs and Margins.
  • Institutional (WFP, schools) tendering and procurement systems for GOK schools.
  • Performance Guarantee Bonds and other Equity Bank Trade Financing Products for Grain Traders.

Key Achievements

78
Grain Traders trained on Output Marketing
40
Traders signing contracts to supply grain to Schools