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This report aims to analyse the Village Agent (VA) model from the perspective of engagement of women in rural areas - their constraints and opportunities as well as the value proposition for businesses working with women VAs.
NU-TEC MD is currently facilitating the uptake of the VA model by selected agribusinesses in Northern Uganda. The VA model is premised on how the different market players work together to provide services that solve problems in the core value chain. Farmers are expected to sell their produce through agents who aggregate it and sell to processors or high level traders (off takers) - creating a structured trade flow and leading to improved incomes and enhanced resilience of smallholder farmers. Private sector investors - processors, input suppliers, off takers and aggregators have taken up working with VAs in structuring their supply chains.