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Inclusive Value Chain

Development: Reaching theVery Poor in the PhilippineMariculture Industry

Marian E. Boquiren

[email protected]

June 28, 2012


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The Project

THE COASTALCOMMUNITIES

THE MARICULTUREINDUSTRY

Trust issues

Weak GAqP compliance

Unstable supply of quality

fingerlings

Poor postharvest facilities

Lack of value adding

PROJECT SIZE:ICCO: Euro 300,000 spread over a

period of three years

SDCAsia: implementing agency;US$ 75,000 counterpart

DOST : equipment grantSEEP: business plan support

Local Government/ MaricultureAssociation: Infrastructure

support

OUTREACH:2,500 households; 10,344

individuals

IMPACT:Average of 81% increase in

income

6 villages along

Davao Gulf; US$57/ monthaverage income


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Push Pull Strategy

PUSH STRATEGIES:

Strengthen value chains to

create more opportunities

for target groups

PULL STRATEGIES:

Building capacity of target

groups to move into

opportunities

Participatory identification of constraints in the Maricultureindustry that have the greatest impact on improving itscompetitiveness parallel to creating eco-friendly income-generation opportunities for the poor.


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Transforming Constraints into Opportunities

Assessment of market

throughout the project

to ensure that

livelihood generation

activities do not create

market saturation.

Employment and

enterprise creation

activities done in

phases to align these

with growth trends,

market absorption, and

carrying capacity of

eco

-

systems.

Livelihood Opportunities for CoastalHouseholds Responding to Constraintsto Improved Chain Competitiveness


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Livelihood Awareness Campaign

A

campaign

to

disseminate

information

on

income

generation

opportunities,

motivate

the

poor

to

search

for

their

own

mariculture

opportunities,

and

instil

hope

among

the

target

groups

since

the

majority

had

a

fatalistic

attitude

or

had

bad

experiences

.

Currently, the function is being undertaken by the Mariculture

Postharvest administrator and the association


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Skills Acquisition via Embedded Services

Buyers

Peer to Peer Coaching

Input Suppliers


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Behavior Change Interventions

Many of the interventions needed tofacilitate upgrading are rooted incatalyzing behavior and social change

Development of tools supported by ACDI-VOCA


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Technology Upgrading and Employment

Oftentimes, the benefits to thepoor from new or improved

technology lie in employment

generation potential

Good Acquacultural Practices


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Access to Infrastructure to Pursue Livelihood

Usually done via set-up ofcommon service facilitiesco-funded by private(industry), public sector,and project.

For small tools andoutriggers, these wereprovided by employers


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Build up of social capital/Win-win Relationships

The formation of collective groups provides the platform forpromoting compliance to service performance and quality standards,exchanging and sharing experiences, information, and skills,reducing power asymmetries, and promoting peer support and

access to social services and safety nets.


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Aligning Interventions to Needs of Target Groups


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Trajectory of Households: Fisherfolks


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Trajectory of Households: Women Group


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Mariculture and Employment

Hatchery/ Fry /Fingerlings

operators andworkers

Ice Plant/

Workers

Harvesters andSorters

Feed Suppliersand Workers

Cage Builders/Net Makers/Cleaners/

Lifters

Caretakers Transport

Vendors

Process

ing

Plants

Trad

ers

MarketGrowth

andDemand

Grow-outCage

Investors

Job creation depends heavily on the number ofgrow-out cage operators. Interest and willingnessto invest in grow-out cage operations are closely

linked to market demand and growth.


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Development of Markets

To strengthen capacity of chains toprovide livelihood opportunities,

development of markets is anecessary intervention A POSITIVE

DRIVER OF CHANGE!


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