A thorough value chain assessment begins with identifying the different actors and steps where value is added, the level of investment by the actors, the current growth potential of the value chain and major constraints in each of value-adding stages.
Key interviews are held with the value chain actors as well as those organizations that provide an enabling environment to the value chain such as credit, technical assistance and other service providers.
What results from the value chain assessment is a synthesis of opportunities and constraints to growth, with specific emphasis on approaches to facilitate greater involvement of small scale farmers in value adding opportunities.
