The Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Program (COMPETE)

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Funded By
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Impact Area
Eastern Africa – Southern and Eastern Regions of Uganda, Western Kenya and Kigali, Rwanda.
Dates
January 2010 – May 2011
The Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Program (COMPETE) was financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and managed by Chemonics International. It was implemented by AGMARK in partnership with Uganda National Agrodealer Association (UNADA), with the intention of integrating smallholder surplus production in Kigezi and the Eastern Regions of Uganda into the Rwanda and Kenya cereals value chain respectively, through Agrodealers located in the two regions.
Rural scene with smallholder trade integration site supported by USAID and AGMARK in agricultural grain enterprise context

Goal

To develop sustainable value chains and reduce poverty by increasing smallholder farmers' access to commercial staple foods markets

Objective

To integrate smallholder surplus production in Kigezi and Eastern regions of Uganda into Rwanda and Kenya cereals value chain through Agrodealers in these regions.

Activities

  • Trained Agrodealers on output marketing, cross border requirements.
  • Sensitized smallholder farmers on market requirements.
  • Linked Agrodealers to financial service.
  • Linked Agrodealers to cross border grain buyers to formally trade.
  • Linked smallholder farmers to Agrodealers to purchase surplus produce.

Key Achievements

61
Agrodealers trained on output marketing and cross border requirements
2
Field days/Trade Fairs conducted
14,258
Smallholder farmers sensitized on market requirements
2,047 MT
Volume of Grain/Produce sold by Agrodealers to larger buyers
25
Agrodealers/Grain traders/FBO Receiving Grant support
10
Agrodealers signing contracts with farmers for supply of grain
6,126
Smallholder farmers signing contracts with Agrodealers for supply of grain