Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund

TA 4392: Marketing Support for Organic Produce of Ethnic Minorities Project - LAO PDR
Financed by Poverty Reduction Cooperation Fund

Project Description

This technical assistance (TA) will help generate alternative income-generating opportunities for ethnic minority farmers in rural villages by lifting their primary marketing constraints.

The key activities include:

• establishment of production groups among ethnic minority villagers and development of the groups' trade linkages with fair trade markets
• increased production of the crops that have identified markets under contract-farming arrangements for ethnic minority farmers, and identification of alternative markets for agro-forestry products through market studies, sample product development, organic farming production and product certification
• evaluation of the development and poverty reduction impacts of the project activities

Ethnic minority communities will be selected based on:

• Poverty status of potential beneficiaries
• Willingness to participate in the project activities over the long term
• Marketability of their skills and knowledge of non timbre forestry products and handicraft production
• Expected development impacts

The TA is expected to work closely with People Tree International (PTI) and Friend of the Upland Farmer (FOUF).

• TA Paper [ PDF: 78kb | 15 pages ]
• Consultant's Report [ PDF: 1,503kb | 19 pages ]