Applying action research to establish functional producer groups and value-adding producer organisations in southern Myanmar

Randel Esnard, Michael Lyne, Ani Kartikasari and Kevin Old

Development in Practice, 2023, vol. 33, issue 1, 87-93

Abstract: A project commissioned in 2017 to upgrade agribusiness value chains in southern Myanmar required functional producer groups to manage and sustain its transactional and value-adding interventions. This practical note describes the action research processes used to design, initiate, and develop these groups. It highlights key lessons and offers practitioners evidence-based guidelines to consider when collective action is required to link smallholders with preferred markets. Training and mentoring are important, but more effective if preceded by negotiation and acceptance of a constitution embedding good governance practices and investor-friendly institutional arrangements that groups can customise to support their business strategies.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2022.2080807

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