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Women in Women in Agribusiness in Sub-Agribusiness in Sub-

Saharan Africa Saharan Africa AllianceAlliance

(WASAA) (WASAA)

WASAA

Women In Agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa

WASAAWASAA

An Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs across the An Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs across the entire agricultural value chain with a focus on entire agricultural value chain with a focus on wealth creation and economic wealth creation and economic independenceindependence for for women and youth through a strong and reliable women and youth through a strong and reliable partnership network.partnership network.

WASAA is working with Men, but on an advisory WASAA is working with Men, but on an advisory role, each Country has leading entrepreneurs and role, each Country has leading entrepreneurs and professional experts mentoring and advising professional experts mentoring and advising women on viable business opportunitywomen on viable business opportunity

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Why WASAAWhy WASAA Organization that wants to identify Organization that wants to identify

existing gaps in Women in existing gaps in Women in Agribusiness i.e farmers, traders, Agribusiness i.e farmers, traders, agro-dealers, agro-dealers,

Mission to identify gaps and obstacles Mission to identify gaps and obstacles find solutions for those gapsfind solutions for those gaps

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WASAA Country Chapter

WASAA was formally registered in WASAA was formally registered in May 2010May 2010

Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Swaziland, South Africa, Angola, Swaziland, South Africa, Angola, Burundi, MozambiqueBurundi, Mozambique

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WASAA Immediate Focus WASAA Immediate Focus AreasAreas

Farming / ProductionFarming / Production Trading Opportunities within the Trading Opportunities within the

Regional and amongst the network Regional and amongst the network membersmembers

Agro-dealership developmentAgro-dealership development Strengthen coordination within our Strengthen coordination within our

WASAA membersWASAA members

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Way Forward

Regional Trade Information HubsRegional Trade Information HubsValue Chain Approach PartnershipValue Chain Approach PartnershipFarmers Participation in Networking Farmers Participation in Networking PlatformsPlatformsNetworking platforms for Networking platforms for exchanging experience, expertise, exchanging experience, expertise, and skillsand skillsMentorship ProgramsMentorship ProgramsCommodity Structured financing Commodity Structured financing

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What Makes WASAA What Makes WASAA DifferentDifferent

Platform for wealth creation through Platform for wealth creation through skills transfer and experienceskills transfer and experience

Mentorship and one-on-one business Mentorship and one-on-one business developmentdevelopment

Market identification and LinkageMarket identification and Linkage Identification of demands for Certified Identification of demands for Certified

seedsseeds Identify and security certified seeds for Identify and security certified seeds for

productionproduction Training members on Agro-dealershipTraining members on Agro-dealership Identification of training needs for our Identification of training needs for our

membersmembers

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What Makes WASAA Different

Working with existing organization to Working with existing organization to identify trading opportunities from their identify trading opportunities from their existing gapsexisting gaps

WASAA identifies suitable and designs WASAA identifies suitable and designs unique packages of products, and services unique packages of products, and services such as WASAA Order Financing to best such as WASAA Order Financing to best meet the needs of Women in Agribusiness meet the needs of Women in Agribusiness within those organizationswithin those organizations

Empowered women to trade in regional Empowered women to trade in regional trade which in the past they have shyed trade which in the past they have shyed from because of large volumes, and fear of from because of large volumes, and fear of monopoly by large international tradersmonopoly by large international traders

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ChallengesChallenges

Lack of Information on regional trade, Lack of Information on regional trade, markets, and production deficit and markets, and production deficit and surpluses. surpluses.

WASAA solution to this is WASAA WASAA solution to this is WASAA Regional Information Hubs Regional Information Hubs

Lack of certified seed for seed Lack of certified seed for seed multiplication (production).multiplication (production).

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Way Forward

Creation of Information Hubs for Creation of Information Hubs for dissemination of Information, seeds, Focal dissemination of Information, seeds, Focal Point for dialog, knowledge management Point for dialog, knowledge management center for agribusiness, business analysis.center for agribusiness, business analysis.

Platform for advocate and Women are Platform for advocate and Women are demand their right to tradedemand their right to trade

Partnership in the development of WASAA Partnership in the development of WASAA strategic 5 year strategic plan, and strategic 5 year strategic plan, and Training in Leadership and Governance for Training in Leadership and Governance for WASAA LeadershipWASAA Leadership

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Way Forward cont…Way Forward cont… Leadership and coaching partnership between Leadership and coaching partnership between

WASAA Women Entrepreneurs and other Women in WASAA Women Entrepreneurs and other Women in the emerging Markets (Asia) and developed the emerging Markets (Asia) and developed countries (EU, Americas)countries (EU, Americas)

Development of Database that is showing Women in Development of Database that is showing Women in Agribusiness Skill Sets and Expertise which can be Agribusiness Skill Sets and Expertise which can be tapped into to meet the needs of other members, tapped into to meet the needs of other members, while providing an opportunity for women to while providing an opportunity for women to increase their income as Consultants, Experts and increase their income as Consultants, Experts and Facilitators Facilitators

An Award or Recognition mechanism of recognizing An Award or Recognition mechanism of recognizing women who are making a big difference in women who are making a big difference in Agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa.Agribusiness in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Thank YouThank You

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