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5 Prepare Supply Plan
5 Prepare Supply Plan
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u p p l y P l a n ?
What is a S
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SUPPLY PLAN SAMPLE (Squash)
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Learning by doing
Preparation of Cluster Supply Plan
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How is a cluster supply plan developed
• The SST conducts a meeting with farmers.
• Each cluster member should complete a table that lists
After one
the following information: (1)production
1. Number of production modules cycle has been
2. Expected yield completed, the
cluster supply
3. Committed yield for group/collective marketing plan need to
4. Planting date reviewed and
updated.
5. Harvest date or period when they plan to harvest each
module
6. Schedule of supply between 1 to 3 months depending
on the type of produce/ product.
• The completed CSP shows the total quantity of the
produce/product to be consolidated for marketing. 6
Process in formulating a cluster supply
plan
with individual
commitments Storage and transportation
will be options are identified.
finalized in
Step 4. Each individual cluster member will
sign the Cluster Supply Plan with
Commitment (CSPC) and submit it to
the cluster leader and were appropriate
to the ARBO AE Committee (acting as
marketing intermediary)
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Importance of posting the cluster supply plan
in strategic locations
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Pole vaulting is an act of default on the farmers’ promise or
commitment to deliver a particular volume to their pre-identified
markets/buyers
It may occur:
a. When farmers deliver sell their product to traders offering
higher price than that set in the supply arrangement.
b. When their previous loan payments are called in by their
creditors.
c. When family emergencies occur requiring immediate
cash.
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Result of Pole Vaulting
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Experience Sharing on Pole
Vaulting
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• When you are preparing your CSP, inform
your members to already set aside a
portion of their harvest for their loan
repayments. One option is 50:50 ratio of
product allocation for cluster collective
marketing and existing personal buyer/
HOW TO trader. This should gradually increase in
succeeding successful cluster collective
MINIMIZE marketing to a maximum of 70:30 ratio.
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