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Sustained
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7 1
Test Marketing Partnership Building,
Site Selection and
PAG-ORGANISA
PAG- Cluster Formation
3
5
Agroenterprise Plan Market Chain PAG-AARAL
and Mobilization Study
4
Cluster
Commitment-
setting
PAGPLANO
Moving Together to the Market: The Clustering Approach to Agroenterprise Development for Small Farmers. Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 CRS
Learning Objectives
1. Explain the importance of knowing
your market.
2. Discuss the MCS activities & tools.
3. Plan how to conduct the buyer
interview.
Constraints why farmers cannot be
competitive Market Chain Actors and
Business Partners
Lack
Access to
Lack
Affordable
Access Lack
Capital
to Market Infrastructure
Info Support
Lack
Lack
Organizational
Business
Support
Skills
4
Key Challenges in engaging
markets
Product Product
Quality Quantity
Market
Delivery
Price
Schedule
What buyers think about
small farmers…
WILLINGNESS CAPACITY
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Market Chain Study – Why do it?
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MARKET
a place where products
are bought and sold.
(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
Markets
Soyuz
Foods
Internationa
l
Market Chain
1. Main Chain Actors
SUPPLY DEMAND
of Interview
Outputs of buyers
& BDS
in
Agroenterprise
MCS Objective
Decision
on target
buyers
Marketing
projections
Who will do the MCS?
• the Local Study Team or LST composed of at
least 5 members:
1) LGU Technician
2) DARPO/ AEF
3) Academe/MFI
4) Farmer representative or/
5) Cluster Leader
Market Chain
Mapping
Conducting the
Market Chain Study
Data
Gathering
(visit & price
behaviour)
MARKET
CHAIN
STUDY Data
Consolidation
and Analysis
Agroenterprise
Objective
Example of Market Chain Map
Example Market Chain Map
Example of Market Chain Map
Market Chain
Mapping
Conducting the
Market Chain Study
Data Gathering
(visit & price
behaviour)
MARKET
CHAIN
STUDY Data
Consolidation
and Analysis
Agroenterprise
Objective
2 sets of activities for Buyers Interview
• Interview Preparation
• Actual Interview
• Interview Preparation
• Actual Interview
Tips in
Conducting
the Market
Visit and
Interview
with
Potential
Buyers
MARKET VISITS/ INTERVIEWS
ROBINSONS
SUPERMARKET
Data Gathering
MARKET VISITS/ BUYERS & BDS INTERVIEWS
Data Gathering
MARKET VISIT/ BUYERS INTERVIEW
Data Gathering
Market Visits/ Buyers Interview
3. Review
Actual Interview
1. Conduct Interview at a time & location convenient to
buyer or BDS Provider
2. After interview, summarize, discuss & analyze the
interview responses using the buyer comparison Table.
MCS
Data Gathering - Buyers
• Market Visits
Data (Interview of buyers with
Gathering observation)
• Agroenterprise Objective
Presenting the
Formulation
results & AE
Objective
• Frequency of buying
Gaano kadalas ka namimili?
• Product Packaging
Ano ang maayos na paglagyan o packaging ng produkto?
Semi-structured Interview Question
• Buying price at present
Magkano ang bili ninyo ngayon?
• Delivered or picked up
Pick-up po ba o delivery? Mayroon bang service fee at
magkano?
Semi-structured Interview Question
• Months (3) of highest and lowest supply/price (past 12
months)
Sa nakaraang 12 buwan, ano ang tatlong buwan na pinakamataas/
pinakamaba ang supply/presyo?