HPW - IDH项目提供了在峰值季节期间减轻菠萝稀缺和芒果和菠萝供过于求的解决方案。在芒果峰季节(每年5-6个月)期间的加工能力有限:菠萝农民无法将菠萝销售给加工厂和产量。结果,农民放弃菠萝生长并寻找收入替代品。2014年,加纳的菠萝生产很低,这导致工厂和处理器的供应短缺。

HPW.is a dried fruit processor and exporter in Ghana. They source pineapples from smallholder farmers, processes and sells to retailers in Europe. In June 2015, HPW AG became a member of one of the initiatives of IDH, the Sustainable Initiative for Fruit and Vegetables (SIFAV). This decision was triggered by SIFAV member Coop Switzerland, a Swiss retail company which buys the HPW products.

为了在加纳将小农农民纳入菠萝生产,项目目标包括:
  1. to set up tightly managed block farms for the pineapple farmers providing farmers with training, land, and pre-financing of inputs
  2. to pasteurize fruit in over-supply peaks for further processing in low season

HPW源来自小农农民的菠萝,处理菠萝并将最终产品销售到欧洲的零售商。该公司设计了一个块农场模型,该农场模型与IDH共同资助,以提高原料供应,并增加农民收入。HPW还来自自己的菠萝农场来源,以补充小农生产。

根据街区农场模式,HPW租约大约10英亩的土地,三到五年,并为每个参与的每个农民分配一英亩。菠萝农民选自现有合作社。该模型使HPW能够以更有效的方式与支持服务的大量小组,并控制培养过程中的关键阶段,以减少亚标准电源的风险。

参与街区农场的农民(block farmers)have access to the specific technical support provided by the HPW agronomists and extension officers. Training is conducted to introduce the farmers to good agricultural practices, new farming methods and the required applications of pesticides and fertilizers. At least once a month progress is monitored on the block farms.

除了培训和延期支持外,HPW除了征地和准备(其中包括耕作和清算),并提供投资材料,塑料,肥料和除草剂。所有支持的成本由HPW覆盖,并在收获后供应点扣除。块农场模型用作学习中心。这个想法是,接受培训的农民也能够在他们的个体领域实施新技术和实践。

  • Promote a dynamic pineapple production sector in Ghana
  • Improve livelihoods of smallholder pineapple farmers
  • Secure supply of high quality pineapple
  • 从街区农场到农民自己的农场的知识转移
  • 为菠萝生产的改善和扩展发展农民能力
  • 创建重新投资收益所需的资源

IDH supports the HPW – IDH project to include smallholder farmers in pineapple production in Ghana for a number of reasons:

  • 当地社区的内在工作创建
  • Smallholder inclusion with the technical know-how transfer to local farmers
  • The scale of its commercial value, with HPW being a top exporter with clients across the EU
  • HPW作为直接买家的职能,通过以竞争性价格购买水果,为小农提供有利可图的市场。

IDH也为此,这个项目是加纳的本性方案的首次投资,以及整个西非。

下面我们将从这按结果的关键ct, the learnings and explain the benefits for both farmers and the company.

Through improved agricultural practices and learning to farm a new variety of pineapple, farmers have increased their supply of pineapples to the factory, leading to an increase in farmer incomes.

  • 在块农场(每英亩699欧元)的土地上获得更高的利润
  • 块农场的平均产量为3.85吨/英亩,比对照组为1.92吨/英亩的平均值。该控制组包括街区农场以外的小农农民
  • 块农民的主要学习包括输入应用程序,害虫管理和记录保存

The block farm project saw the realization of the first 13 block farms in 2016 and reached 25 block farms in March 2018, two of which are organic.A total of 225 block farmers are involved in the project on a total area of 288 acres.Farmers selected for the block farm project are pineapple farmers who belong to 14 producer cooperatives located in various parts of Ghana, and that also own their own piece of land. Due to the process of establishing the block farms, which requires time to identify the land available to be rented or bought by HPW, the different block farms are at various stages of production. Four block farms have harvested their first cycle of pineapple production, another six are now in the second cycle phase, and eleven are still in their first cycle of production.

  • Block farmers earn 23% more profit relative to the control group. The control group includes smallholder farmers outside of the block farms.
  • On average, block farmers earn EUR 237 more profit per year, relative to the control group
  • 80% of the block farmers have adopted learnings from the block farm model.

投入,服务和同行支持的预融资是块农场模型的关键成功因素,HPW的投入和土地准备的预融资是非常有益的

块农场模型是一种自我维持方案

  • Farmers profits are reinvested
  • 劳动力成本在街区农场更便宜
  • Ensures a steady flow of raw materials to the factory
  • Increased supply by 16% to HPW processing

In 2018, HPW and IDH have evaluated the block farming model: the economic aspects, and the impact for both farmers and HPW. The key results and benefits for both the farmers and the company have been explained above. We have also learned that:

  • 60%的街区农民声称已经学会了更好的种植技巧
  • 易于访问农民支持服务已得到改善
  • HPW.’s requirement of farmers to de-crown pineapples leads to additional costs for the block farmers. Pineapples are de-crowned for preparation for processing
  • 工厂的芒果加工限制了HPWS的能力,以获得更多菠萝

To sustain the benefits gained so far, it is recommended that the company maximizes low-hanging fruits to improve farmer satisfaction in the following areas a) improving its relationship with smallholder farmers and b) exploring third-party inclusion to minimize its financial exposure.

从IDH收到的支持对于启动块农场项目至关重要。IDH提供的资金导致块农场的农民的收入和新的学习,并促进了对本厂的提高质量菠萝供应。我们将继续为菠萝种植者提供支持,直到经济利益复杂,需要减少且有效地生产的支持。

HPW.

HPW是否通过块农场为农民创造价值,并且是无需外部支持的公司可持续的块农场模型?

街区农场模式也为农民和公司的经济价值创造了经济价值,因为它确保了工厂的原料稳定流动。平均而言,该街区农业收益率为484欧元,为块农场项目的农民赢得更多,而不是HPW的农场,而不是块农民的额外比对照组的农民进行同样的生产。

Farmers value their relationship with HPW, they credit their knowledge gain on new production methods to HPW’s training and financial support. They also credit technical supports a reason for a higher yield than they are used. Block farmers only appear to be disgruntled in the aspects of transparency on price fixing, and de-crowning of pineapples at harvest.

块农场模型是一种自我维持方案, profits from farmers can be reinvested into subsequent pineapple production cycle, and the harvest serves as supply to the factory. Also, mother plots have been established for the procurement of high-quality suckers and consequently, a reduced cost of production on subsequent production rounds.

It is evident that most farmers would not have mastered pineapple production without HPW’s support, however, ensuring continuity of sustainable production will involve further optimization of the learning and support process. This is because it is easier for farmers to comply with the right protocols when inputs and technical support are readily available. The gains and impact of the block farm model can be further sustained via the company’s existing initiative for pineapple producers.

总体而言,农民将HPW的培训视为有效和有益。该公司与农民的互动55%在培训期间,45%的遭遇是农业访问。92%的街区农民采访肯定了培训课程中学的实践对他们有益。88%的培训评为高影响力,并表示虽然块农民一直在生产菠萝平均,但大多数都不熟悉由HPW培训教授的标准生产方法。

关于89% of block farmers identified fertilizer and pesticide application protocols as a new technique learned during the training on the block farm.

一位农民召回,'We didn’t know we had to apply fertilizers more than once after planting, but they (HPW) taught us the right things, and the difference is evident.’60%还声称他们学会了更好的种植techniques such as plant spacing, use of plastic mulch, as well as improved methods for record keeping. 16% cited weeding methods. On the ease of farmers’ access to these services, 88% find it easy; 12% ‘fairly easy.’

大多数受访者(80%)声称也在农场实施了这些学习。宣布在私营农场储存农场中学到的新技术的人中,88%的人因经历了经验丰富的福利。据说生产力是根据街区农场获得的知识增加了31.6%。这被记入害虫,较大的水果,较短的生产周期,均匀的田地增长以及降低收获后损失的发病率。最重要的影响是新品种的生产方法的知识(100%的街区农民同意这一点)。虽然HPW工厂接受了平滑的Cayenne和MD2菠萝品种,但农民考虑为MD2品种提供的培训和支持,因为它以更高的价格购买了它。

然而,一些街区农民承认,他们没有在缺乏资金的情况下对其私人农场进行了解,这阻碍了他们及时采购投入。根据这些农民的说法,成为一个街区农场的一部分是主要优势,因为它们不仅受过培训,而且还有能力立即实施正确的投入。

2015年,由于原料供应低(菠萝),HPW无法满足买家的需求。这种情况影响了决定建立与小农农民建立更系统的互动方法,以加强对工厂的高质量原材料供应。从这个角度来看,如果它确保原材料流量稳定地将其视为公司对公司的稳定流动,则将被视为有益。在第一轮,块农民比预计大约150毫升菠萝。通常,提供给工厂的菠萝的数量增加了29%。

Infographic.

加纳是非洲领先的菠萝生产商和出口商之一。加纳的菠萝产业随着希望扩大加工食品的出口而在国际市场上获得基础。从20世纪90年代初期(约二百万),水果和蔬菜对加纳出口的贡献的价值显着增加;2016年,加纳从菠萝出口赢得了3040万美元,使该国从菠萝出口到最高收入。据粮农组织介绍,加纳菠萝产业的成功已被吹捧,以果实和蔬菜市场生产者和处理器之间的强大和直接联系是一种减少贫困和创造就业的工具。

Between 2001 and 2004, there were approximately 50 exporters in Ghana. About 40% of them were not engaged in direct pineapple production but relied on smallholder farmers for supply. The country, however, has been facing an unprecedented crisis – a decline in exports since then. In 2004, the fresh pineapple export industry experienced declined volumes principally due to a shift in market demand in Europe to the MD2 variety of pineapple.

从平滑的Cayenne到欧洲MD2的市场需求的转变可归因于MD2品种的低酸度,这使其成为海运的理想选择。另一个原因是水果的形状也很好地坐在超市货架上;与加纳流畅的Cayenne各种菠萝的收获后处理相比,收获后处理的后勤安排。小农农民缺乏能力(金融和知识)从普通生产的顺利的Cayenne品种转换为MD2,集中了行业和萎缩的利润。因此,在2004年至2013年期间,小农农民培养的菠萝的总产量减少,而处理器和出口商建立了大规模的种植园。

尽管对于菠萝的大型处理器来说,常规做法将生产从他们的种植园与签约的小农农民结合起来,MD2现在占加纳总产量的约90%,小农农民仅占目前产量的百分之两倍。。

In 2013, 14 companies were exporting fresh pineapples from Ghana, most of them located in the Awutu Senya District of the Central Region. Eight of these (Golden Exotics Ltd, Bomarts Farms, Milani Ltd, Jei River Farms, Gold Coast Fruits, Koranco Farms, Prudent Farms, and Georgefields Farms)占新鲜菠萝出口的93%。

HPW.菠萝生产特别倡议(SIPP) is a deliberate policy put in place by HPW Fresh & Dry Ltd to promote and increase pineapple production of contracted farmers to increase fresh supply to the factory. The SIPP program provides support to farmers with inputs for scaling up their production. The selection of farmers is based on the results on the block farm and on the evaluation of the potential to increase pineapple production on the individual farm. An increase of pineapple production area (land) and the yield of farmer’s block farm are primary criteria. The company aims to integrate two to five farmers per block farm into the SIPP program. For the SIPP, a farmer is selected based on how effective the farmer has adopted learnings and yields of pineapple harvest.

For the farmers admitted in the SIPP, HPW covers the following production costs:

  • 土地准备(50%)
  • 塑料覆盖
  • 肥料,杀菌剂,杀虫剂和除孔等输入
  • Technical support

The support of pineapple production on individual farms is aimed at the conservation of soil fertility to maintain good pineapple yields. Indeed, SIPP farmers are sensitized to conserve soil fertility by allowing the land to recover from pineapple production for at least one year. In this period other crops should be grown, ideally cover crops, and the land should rest as a fallow land for some months before re-planting pineapples.


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