Agriculture Value Chain Management and Trade

Agriculture Value Chain Management & Trade Directorate Number of planned staff: 10 • Director General (1) • Animal Products Supply Chain and Market Analysts (2) • Crop Products Supply Chain and Market Analyst (2) • Animal Products Supply Chain and Market Specialists (2) • Crop Products Supply Chain and Market Specialists (2) • Agriculture finance Specialist (1)

Agriculture Value Chain Management & Trade Directorate

Number of planned staff: 10

  • Director General (1)
  • Animal Products Supply Chain and Market Analysts (2)
  • Crop Products Supply Chain and Market Analyst (2)
  • Animal Products Supply Chain and Market Specialists (2)
  • Crop Products Supply Chain and Market Specialists (2)
  • Agriculture finance Specialist (1)
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  • ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
    • Conduct analysis of policies, strategies, programs and projects to support evidence-based decision making in Agri-value chains;
    • Ensure public investment is focused on key sector needs/bottlenecks to catalyse private sector investments
    • Support crop and animal value chain actors to comply with market norms, standards and regulations;
    • Monitor local and regional food prices;
    • Undertake public-private dialogue and coordinate agriculture value chain platforms in collaboration with relevant institutions in the sector;
    • Estimate agro-processors’ raw materials need based on existing utilization capacities on specific value chains;
    • Develop short & long-term interventions to address identified crops & animal value chain bottlenecks;
    • Collaborate with RCA in cooperative development and capacity building of cooperatives and farmer organizations in crop value chains;
    • Collect data on supply and demand factors including production and aggregation volumes, price trends and consumptions, imports and exports.

Key Collaborators

  • MINAGRI Directorates and agencies
  • MINICOM & Agencies (RICA, RCA, RSB, NIRDA & FDA)
  • Development partners & Research Institutions: World Bank, FAO, WFP, EU, IFPRI, KOIKA, JICA, USAID, IITA, and many more.
  • PSF and Private Sector Companies in Agriculture
  • Local & International NGOs
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RAB

Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board

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NAEB

National Agriculture Export Development Board

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