Soybean Value Chains for Rural Development by Nimish Jhaveri, Winrock Myanmar. Presented at the ReSAKSS-Asia - MIID conference "Evolving Agrifood Systems in Asia: Achieving food and nutrition security by 2030" on Oct 30-31, 2019 in Yangon, Myanmar.
1. Year , Quarter 2
Review Workshop
April 2019Soybean, Value Chains for Rural Development
2. Jun-July
Nov-Jan
May-June
Nov-Dec
Nov-Dec
Myanmar Soybean Story
Food (tofu, texturized soy protein & traditional soy
foods) 100% of smallholder farmers
1. Premium quality
2. Fresh harvested grain
3. Year-round demand for grain
4. Yearly increased consumption by public
5. Diverse small & medium industry
3. Limited access to new end-products development and market demand by food processors
Limited information for quality and quantity grain in value chain
5. BUYERS
Tofu Processor
(65% of total production)
Oil Mill
(25% of total production)
locally processed food
(5% of total production)
PRODUCERS
PRODUCERS
SomeMSFPCmembers
TraditionalModelNewModels
TRADERS/
BROKERS
Township &
District level
TRADERS
National level
ORGANIZED
FARMERS GROUP
All MSFPC members
Soybean Grain Sale Transactions
BUYERS
Tofu processors &
local food processors in 5 states
SERVICE PROVIDER
(Sein Lan Wai)
TRADERS/
BROKERS
Township &
District level
TRADERS/
BROKERS
Township &
District level
Some MFSPC members
Extension service,
quality control and
collection
Seed
Producing grain,
selecting best
seed & holding
for next year or
selling to new/
other farmers
Quality control &
Delivery
6. New market opportunities brought new investments from private
sector.
Now in Three Factories;
one for wet wholesales target products,
one for wet retail packed products and
one for dried packed products.