AGRITEC ID Plenary Session I Insead - Benjamin Warr

Dr Benjamin WarrSenior Research FellowEMRC 2011 International Business ForumBoosting Agricultural Innovation in Africa20-21 January 2011First Mile InnovationLeveraging Social Capital &Fragmented Supply Chains:Experience from India

A Portrait of INSEAD • Three integrated campuses in Europe, Asia and in Abu Dhabi • A world-class faculty inspiring more than 1000 degree participants in our MBA, Executive MBA and PhD programmes and more than 9500 participants in our Executive Education programmes • More than 40,000 alumni in more than 160 countries • Alliances with Wharton School (USA) and University of Tsinghua (China) Social Innovation Centre www.insead.edu/social_innovation_centre

Where We Are ? Social Innovation Centre www.insead.edu/social_innovation_centre

Social Innovation Research Areas& InitiativesCross-functional initiatives Africa Social ImpactResearch areas CSR & Ethics Healthcare Management Humanitarian Research Social Entrepreneurship SustainabilityChallenges for business Business for challenges Social Innovation Centre www.insead.edu/social_innovation_centre

What is Social Innovation ?Social innovation is the Involving:introduction of new business •Uneasy alliancesmodels and market-basedmechanisms that deliver •Network-centricsustainable economic, business modelsenvironmental and social •Embedded Innovationprosperity.

From Last Mile to First Mile• ‘The Last Mile Problem’ – redefinition• Challenge to communities: isolation, exclusion, fragmentation• Challenge to business: decentralized economies, local production & consumption• ‘The First Mile Solution’ – focus on existing capacity and building social capital….. Turn challenges into a source of competitive advantage

Energy from biomass ?Overexploited Under productiveforestry ? agricultural land ?

Castor – non-edible, industrial &fuel uses (ricinus communis) •250-600mm water •50% oil content •350-650kg oil / Ha •multiple panicles •unfertile and well drained soils •leaves useable for Eri silk production •biomass byproducts

Challenges to small-holders - potential for business• isolation and fragmentation Interventions to enhance productivity and value across• lack of access to markets, the value chain. suppliers, buyers, finance, expertise and technology Operational Strategic• vulnerability and risk aversion Productivity Productivity• uncertainty and opportunism Supply-Chain Management• lack of operational coordination Human Capital Investment• lack of long term strategy Business Environment Improvement

Underutilised InventorySupply and Value Chains• Selecting priority interventionsGroup Issue Causes SolutionsSmall ● Low Farm ● Isolated & ● Aggregate, train andHolders Productivity Fragmented certify communities ● Inflated Costs ● Lack of technical ● Supply technologies ● Risk Averse expertise ● Guarantee Fair Market ● Vulnerable ● Lack of access to Prices resources & capital ● Develop by-product markets ● Provide access to finance and insurance

Bottom-up aggregatedcommunities

•social-capital based•value chainaggregator andmanager•production by themasses, rather thanmass production•inclusive linkages ofdemand& supplycommunities•creating wealth

Action -Research A. Improve castor productivity and lower input costs B. Map new areas for Castor and Pongaymia. C. Generate derivative products and services D. Sustainability and Risk Reporting The IMAGES Process If carefully planned there are shared components and staged processes involved in minimising the costs of information collection and maximising value of the information and analysis. This value will accrue over time.

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