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Staple Food Commodities 2

System Intervention

Market Systems Development Initiative

Description

Address five key factors in developing the team's vision of change:


What are the incentives for change and which stakeholders are those incentives targeted at?

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What is the capacity of the targeted stakeholders to adopt change at scale?

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What is the nature and characteristics of the staple food commodities value chain that enables or inhibits the vision of change?

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What are the innovations from elsewhere that can be incorporated into this vision of change?

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What is the history or current momentum within the value chain and the agriculture and food cluster in general that affect (positively or negatively) this vision of change?

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Hamakua Institute

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Challenges this Collaboration seeks to Address

Inadequate Technical Assistance

Limited access to technical support services, such as extension programs and research institutions, constrains farmers' ability to implement modern farming techniques and business practices, particularly among small farms.

Staple Food Commodities

Inadequate Aggregation and Processing Facilities

Hawaiʻi Island lacks sufficient aggregation and processing facilities, making it difficult for small-scale farmers to reach markets efficiently and profitably. This infrastructure gap exacerbates post-harvest loss and limits access to markets.

Staple Food Commodities

Misalignment of Supply and Demand

There is a frequent misalignment between farm production and market demand. Poor demand forecasting and issues with harvest timing lead to inefficiencies, resulting in food waste and revenue losses for small-scale producers.

Staple Food Commodities

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