Commercial Village Stores (CVS) Establishment Quarterly Progress Report; January–March 2010

Commercial Villages Stores (CVS) Programme has been developed and is being implemented by Farm Concern International (FCI) with financial support from USAID/COMPETE (the Competitiveness and Trade Expansion Program) in Kenya and Uganda. The programme, which commenced in September 2009, is aimed at graduating smallholder farmers from subsistent farming to market-oriented production as active and reliable agri-commodity value chain players. Through the CVS programme, FCI is mobilizing villages to establish village-based storage facilities for a wide range of cereals and tropical legumes as sourcing hubs for structured smallholder grains trading. Increasing storage capacity of lower-end producer’s is a critical intervention for value chain efficiency, reduced post-harvest losses, food security and sustainable access to markets. The progress report provided activities, deliverables, achievements and remarks during the quarter 2 (January –March 2010).