There are five (5) major
players along the chain from cassava fresh tubers to cassava granules via
cassava chips: (1) the input suppliers,
(2) the planters which are considered
here as the farmer beneficiaries and the primary producers, (3) the assemblers, and (4) the consolidators, and (5) the market of the product. Their relationships
are shown in Value Chain Map and how
it moves vertically and horizontally.
There are at least
eight (8) informal buyers known in Zamboanga del Sur, of which some of them,
have local sourcing agents that monitors
harvestable cassava. Some of them sold their procured dried chips straight to
the coop particularly local assemblers from District ll but in District 1 some
opted to go direct to Ozamis City
In 2012 and 2013, based on
their cashier’s report, they received a
total of 2,163,771 kg cassava chips from different local assemblers and walk-in
client or individual farmers and delivered 2,261,486 kg cassava granules to
SMFI at Ozamis City.
The cassava livelihood program involves planting
of cassava and other high value commercial crops and vegetables in the upland
areas, using locally produced organic fertilizers. The program has provided farmers with gainful
livelihood opportunities and helped them increased family income. To support this initiative is the partnership
forged by the Provincial Government with the San Miguel Corporation (SMC) where
farmers delivered their cassava chips directly to the latter by virtue of a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Consequently, the use of organic fertilizers
helps as soil conditioners.
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