Programme for Enterprise Competitiveness Example of an Intervention: The Thai Palm Oil Sub Sector...

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Programme for Enterprise Competitiveness

Example of an Intervention:

The Thai Palm Oil Sub Sector

Thai-German Programme for Enterprise Competitiveness

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Outline of Presentation

An Intro to the Palm Oil Sector in Thailand The GTZ’s Focus in this sector Within this focus, one intervention The intervention impact logic The structure of the intervention Sharing the cost of the interventionScaling up the intervention Some basic lessons from applying M4P

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Oil Palm Trees

Oil Palm Crushing Mill

Loose Fruit

Fresh Oil Palm Fruit Bunches

Steam Processing the Fruit

Relevance of the Sector

Palm oil is the most competitive vegetable oil with a high growth potential

2nd most important cash crop in the southern part of Thailand More than 67,000 households involved in the plantation level The most important oil crop for Thailand in terms of domestic

consumption and self sufficiency All cultivation is on land already in agricultural use, so no cutting of

forests or destruction of animal habitats The ecological impact of the biomass (CO2 emissions) is minimal

as biomass is converted into methane and sold to grid

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Basic Sector Information

In terms of global exports Malaysia accounts for 57% , Indonesia for 36% and Thailand for 17%.

Thai production costs are 12% higher in Thailand than Malaysia due to differences in plantation and crushing mill productivity.

Primary production is based mainly on 67.000 smallholders who generate 85% of the raw materials.

There are 50 crushing mills, located close to the electricity “grid”

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page 9GTZ

Where does T-G PEC focus its interventions?

Springfield Centre | Making markets workSpringfield Centre | Making markets work

SUPPORTING FUNCTIONS

LawsIn

Standards

Regulations

Information

Soil and leaf analysis testing services in the palm oil value chain

Value chain

Advocacy

Skills developmen

tProduct

development

Analysis service

Grow Process

Soil and leaf analysis

- interconnected service market

Competitiveness Issues and Focus

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Projects and Interventions:

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Intervention Example:

Soil and Leaf Analysis Service

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Leaf Analysis and Nutrient Recommendation Service

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Relatively Low FFB Yield

Quality of Planting Material

ClimateImproper Use of Fertilizer

Farm Management Training Service

Leaf Analysis and Nutrient Recommendation Service

Higher Potential Outreach Higher Impact

The key to farm productivity

Choosing the right leaf

Constraints to the service Very low awareness and understanding of leaf analysis and nutrient

recommendations service and its benefit s (15-25% yield increase) which will result in a 26% increase in net income .

The service is not widely available and there is no commercial laboratory in the area.

Services from public laboratories are not widely available and the lead time is too long. They have no incentive to provide it on a commercial basis.

There is a crushing mill in the area that has already invested in the laboratory and willing to offer this service to their regular suppliers. However, the accuracy of the laboratory is not up to an acceptable standard.

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Opportunities for the service

Harvesting Oil Palm

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Intervention Impact Logic

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Structuring the Intervention

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Social Marketing(GTZ)

Direct Communication(Partner)

Training for Farmers(Partner)

Capability Assessment & Recommendation (GTZ)

Additional Investment and Implementation (Partner)

Delivering Accurate Recommendation

(Partner)

Capacity Building

Usage of the Service & RecommendationDemand Creation

The core service is delivered by the

partner

A Rehabilitated Lab at a Palm Oil Mill

Lab Operator

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Typical Generic Fertilizer

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Contributions (Euro)

GTZ Partner

1. Additional Investment in Equipment - 10,000

2. Laboratory Capability Improvement 4,000 10,000

3. Communication Program (demand stimulation) 24,000 8,000

4. Training of Farmers 600 12,000

5. Analysis and Recommendation Work - 12,000

Total Intervention Costs 28,600 52,000

% Contribution 35.5 % 65.5 %

In addition the initial investment costs to set up the lab were Euro140,000

From initial intervention focus to wide change

Market not working Market working better

Period of intervention

Multi-faceted actions to promote system change

Initial interventions

Overall market vision

Springfield Centre | Making markets workSpringfield Centre | Making markets work

Initial focus here ...

... eventually to have impact here

Soil and Leaf Analysis Service (Phase 1)

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268 Farmers

Crushing Mill “A”

Crushing Mill “A” Lab ServiceLab Service

Analysis

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268 Farmers

Crushing Mill “A” Lab ServiceLab Service Crushing Mill

“B” Crushing Mill

“B”

40 Farmers

Analysis Analysis

FeesInfo

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268 Farmers

“C” Crushing Mill

“C” Lab ServiceLab Service

40 Farmers 410 Farmers

Analysis Analysis Analysis

Fees FeesInfo

Info Info

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268 Farmers

“C” Crushing Mill

“C” Lab ServiceLab Service

Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis Analysis

Fees FeesInfo

Info Info

Recent Progress on scaling up:

The original partner continues to expand the service in the same area without project evolvement

A copy cat mill has set up another service in another part of the country using the same lab technicians to develop the service

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4 other crushing mills in different areas are interested to participate. Three of them have come to visit the Lab

The Government is talking about establishing a lab in Krabi

Key Results: Almost 900 small farmers are accessing the service This results in yield increases of about 20% Which leads to a net income increase of 26% for farmers The service is sustainable and is expanding

Conclusions: (key applications of M4P)

1. A focus on the lower end of the VC

2. Looked at their market transactions

3. Identified priority transactions

4. Examined how to restructure them

5. Worked with transaction partners to identify their short and long term interests

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Conclusions: (key applications of M4P)

6. Repackaged interests in a sustainable way

7. Used a market system approach for scaling up

8. Facilitation tools used:– Understanding impact logic

– Demand side surveys

– Social marketing

– Making deals with leads firms

– Understanding transactions

– Anaysing incentives

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Thank You

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