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Print 1 copy of the handout per participant.
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The handout should be used in the Smart subsidies session.
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1. The roles of the facilitator (from Step 6 – Participatory Market Mapping & Analysis)
The roles of the facilitators in participatory market mapping are critical to the success of the process.
They involve creating a space for interaction between market actors, managing the energy of participants
and any conflicts that arise between them, and strategically channelling the process towards its
objectives.
Figure 1: The roles of the facilitator
Create the space: convene market Manage the energy: manage
actors; interpret positions; expectations; celebrate small
democratise the space achievements; realise potential
The roles of the facilitator in
participatory market mapping
Channel the process: monitor Moderate the conflicts: mediate
progress; plan strategic exercises; tempers; uncover interests;
respond flexibly encourage constructive dialogue
1. The facilitator creates the space
The first role of the facilitators is to bring the market actors together and create a space where they can
effectively interact and discuss their market system. As part of this role facilitators typically:
- Convene market actors: Facilitators need to bring the market actors together in the first place
and encourage them to continue attending subsequent workshops. The interest and demand
among market actors for later workshops will depend a lot on how valuable they felt previous
workshops were to them. Step 5: Engaging Key Actors provides detailed guidance on how to
promote the first workshop with ‘hooks’ and effective ways to communicate with market actors
about subsequent workshops.
- Interpret positions: At the first workshops it is common for market actors to be quite reserved in
the way that they talk to other actors. They might not reveal their real needs and interests and
instead make statements that are designed to protect their existing positions. It’s important for
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2. facilitators to help market actors feel that the workshop is a space where they can be more
revealing and candid towards each other. Using steering questions, facilitators can help market
actors interpret each other’s positions to uncover their deeper viewpoints.
- Democratise the space: Market actors have different levels of confidence and enjoy different
positions of power within the market system. A critical part of the role of creating a participatory
space for market actors to interact is to ensure that all market actors are afforded similar
opportunities to have their voices heard and have their concerns and interests discussed in the
workshops. Careful use of appropriate communication techniques that are sensitive to the levels
of education, cultural background and possible disabilities is an essential consideration.
Our recommendations for appropriate communication techniques
Know the participants: Carry out quick background investigation to know what languages the participants
are most comfortable working in, their level of education (literacy and numeracy skills) and if any of
them have disabilities (physical, mental, psychological). Prepare the communication methods of the
workshop to cater for the participants’ needs;
Avoid jargon: In the PMSD Roadmap we use some technical terms that (we hope) are appropriate for its
readers. When you facilitate participatory workshops you must use language that is appropriate to the
participants. This will often involve avoiding some of the terms used in these guidelines.
Think outside the box: Speaking and writing are just two forms of communications. Consider using other
media, such as pictures and photos to facilitate communication as required.
The Market Map: the Market Map framework is a powerful visual tool for communication. It works best if
participants map their market system on a big empty wall, using coloured card, sticky tape and sticking
tack, and thick marker pens. Allow market actors to move elements of the map around and deliberate
with each other visually.
Examples from the field – Unexpected behavior in the first dairy sector workshop in Nepal: When the Nepal team
brought together market actors for the first time under the ‘hook’ of “Strengthening quality dairy supply linkages”,
the facilitators found the market actors responding to the process in unexpected ways. In past workshops in other
sectors the team had found that shy smallholder farmers tended to be shut out of conversations between more
powerful actors. This time however smallholder farmers were very vocal and risked alienating the bigger,
government actors and companies. The smallholders were well-represented and confident and took charge of
plotting the Market Map on the wall. Government representatives lost interest quickly, possibly because they felt
that a smallholder-led process had little consequence on the sector as a whole. Company representatives showed
considerable curiosity towards the process (smallholders are potential input customers and milk suppliers after all),
but remained largely silent. It’s possible that this was because they felt that in an NGO-led process smallholders
should be given priority to express themselves. The facilitators managed to make the process more participatory by
encouraging the companies to map out their perspectives of the market and engage in discussion with the
smallholders. As this interaction picked up momentum, government officials found themselves either sidelined or
sometimes even the common object of blame of smallholders and companies, forcing them to engage with the
process.
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3. 2. The facilitator manages the energy
A second role of the facilitators is to carefully exploit the energy of market actors to encourage positive,
pro-active mentality and a tangible commitment to take action. As part of this role facilitators typically:
- Manage expectations: Especially at the beginning of the process, market actors may have
unrealistic expectations about the process. They may believe that the PMSD process will bring
them benefits without having to engage pro-actively. They may expect hand-outs as other NGO-
led process sometimes involve. Even when they recognise the facilitative nature of PMSD, they
may have unrealistic expectations about how quickly the process can bring benefits. Part of the
facilitators’ role of managing the energy of market actors is to manage expectations. Look at the
References and further reading section for links to further guidance on how to manage
expectations.1
- Celebrate small achievements: When progress feels slow and energy and interest among market
actors is low, the facilitators should acknowledge and celebrate small achievements to build their
belief that the PMSD process really can lead to significant and lasting benefits for them.
- Realise potential: When interactions between market actors are going well and levels of trust are
clearly increasing, it is important that the facilitators help the market actors to convert this
energy and positivity into concrete commitments and action plans. This is achieved with a
careful choice of exercises in the workshops. You’ll find examples of exercises that you can use
in Supplementary Guidance Note: Exercises for participatory market mapping workshops.
3. The facilitator moderates the conflicts
A third role of the facilitators is to moderate conflicts and where possible diffuse existing tensions
between market actors. As part of this role facilitators typically:
- Mediate tempers: Some of the market actors that the participatory market mapping process
brings together might have conflictive relationships with each other. Even when this is not overtly
the case, it is common for the process to bring out underlying feelings of resentment and blame.
The purpose of participatory market mapping is to push past these feelings and identify win-win
opportunities for market actors to work together. It is rare however for these positive outcomes to
be achieved without at some point difficult conversations occurring between market actors. The
facilitators must be able to mediate conflicts and draw out constructive points of information
that market actors can use to improve their understanding of systemic blockages that affect
multiple parties. It is this understanding of systemic blockages that lays the ground for positive
interactions between actors.
- Uncover interests: In conflicts and arguments market actors tend to stand by rigid positions. In
nearly all situations, underlying these positions are fundamental needs and core interests, but
also ambiguous areas that can be deliberated and negotiated. It is often part of the role of the
facilitators to help market actors uncover each other’s underlying interests so that they might
deliberate and negotiate more productively.
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4. - Encourage constructive dialogue: In situations where there is a lot of conflict, there is often no
single right way to proceed. Facilitators need to react on their feet and be sensitive to the unique
circumstances that they face. It is part of the role of the facilitators to stabilise high tension
situations, and encourage market actors to engage in constructive dialogue to find some ground
on which to build on.
Example – Managing conflict in the dairy market system in Nepal: Conflicts arose quickly as problems were
discussed from the point of view of a single market actor. Farmers for example complained about the prices they
received from buyers. Processors complained that they could not source milk from small farmers because it was
always watered down. It was natural for market actors to blame other market actors for their problems and put it
down to vested interests. Tempers flared up. The facilitators allowed each market actors to make their point, and
allowed other actors to explain their own situations. This process took a long time and could not be rushed, but
after around two hours, market actors who had initially accused others were now speaking in terms of how to help
each other improve milk quality and increase quantity in exchange for guarantees on prices.
4. The facilitator channels the process
Facilitators must channel the participatory market mapping process in the direction of its objectives:
- Monitor progress: Information about how the workshops and the PMSD process as whole are
going enables facilitators to plan subsequent workshops so that they can build on positive
momentum and learn from mistakes. This helps steer the process strategically towards its
objectives. Key information that is particularly useful for facilitators includes reflections on past
workshops, verbal reports about other complementary activities being facilitated, and any
knowledge about new changing prevailing market conditions. Informal monitoring is often
sufficient, but it is important that it is captured soon after each workshop, while facilitators have
the events of the workshop fresh in their minds. You will find more information on reviewing
information to help with planning in Section 3: Planning, preparation and review.
- Plan strategic exercises: Exercises during workshops act as focal points for interaction between
market actors. Facilitators’ choice of exercises is very important: a well-chosen exercise can
ensure constructive dialogue that is appropriate to the particular milestone in the participatory
market mapping that the facilitators are trying to bring market actors to. The Supplementary
Guidance Note: Exercises for participatory market mapping workshops presents a number of
different exercises that you can choose from to help you channel the process. Note that this is
not a definitive list. You may identify other appropriate and effective exercises and we are always
to hear about them.
- Respond flexibly: There is a very important balance that has to be struck between strategy,
responsiveness and opportunism. While it is the role of the facilitator to steer the participatory
process strategically with careful planning, preparation and delivery of workshops, a good
facilitator also allows some flexibility in the proceedings in order to respond to the interests and
concerns of participants.
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