differing perspectives david bright
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SEAS OF CHANGEAn NGO perspective
April 11th, 2012David Bright, Oxfam GB
Civil society, Private and Public sector have changed roles and attitudes, but unclear now how change can best happen
1. Networks and roles•Development actors aim to support positive change ,stop negative change, and innovate i.e. work with others
2. Scale systems• Any opportunity, enterprise or market opportunity operates in a system. Make the system work .
Identify and address the ‘drivers’ of change
3. Power is key3. Power is key
• Can you change the winners and losers in the systems or business you scale?
4. Seas of Change for who?
40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get
most cash from off farm work.
40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get
most cash from off farm work.
20-30% are occasionally connected to
markers and are food buyers
20-30% are occasionally connected to
markers and are food buyers
3-15% are
regularly selling
into markets
3-15% are
regularly selling
into markets
1-2% ‘market-ready’ farmers
(2% farmers 50% of sales)
• Does the chase for scale marginalise the poorest?
Key resources – • Scaling up for impacthttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/small-farmers-
big-change-scaling-up-impact-in-smallholder-agriculture-144211
• Think Big. Go Smallhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/think-big-go-
small-adapting-business-models-to-incorporate-smallholders-into-su-114051
• Making Markets empower the poor
http://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/making-markets-empower-the-poor-programme-perspectives-on-using-markets-to-empo-188950
Friday - From Chain to change, Gine Zwart
4. Seas of Change for who?
40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get
most cash from off farm work.
40-50% are subsistence (e.g. maize), buy in food, and get
most cash from off farm work.
20-30% are occasionally connected to
markers and are food buyers
20-30% are occasionally connected to
markers and are food buyers
3-15% are
regularly selling
into markets
3-15% are
regularly selling
into markets
1-2% ‘market-ready’ farmers
(2% farmers 50% of sales)
• Does the chase for scale marginalise the poorest?