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publié dans Ressources le 16 septembre 2013

Structured grain trading systems in Africa

CTA

Commercialisation - Marchés

As more of Africa’s smallholder famers become active players in value chains, one needs to develop the institutions that enable farmers, traders, warehouse managers and processors to produce, trade and market products efficiently and cost-effectively. Sophisticated trading systems already exist for export commodities such as coffee and cut flowers. But for staple commodities , such systems are still in their infancy in most African countries.

Hence the need for this manual. It describes how structured trading systems work for grains such as maize, sorghum and millet, as well as commodities such as groundnuts and soybeans, Africa’s most important staples. Structured trading is a way of organising, regulating and financing trade in a commodity. The grain is graded according to a set of agreed standards, and it is stored safely in a trusted warehouse. These two things make it possible for the owner to use the grain as collateral for a loan before it is sold. Moreover, the grain can be sold without having to move it out of the warehouse. And it can be traded on a commodity exchange, where buyers and sellers can agree on a deal without having to physically inspect the grain.

Read the publication (127p.)
http://www.inter-reseaux.org/IMG/pdf/CTA_STRUCTURED_GRAIN_low_res.pdf

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