Introducing new crops into cropping systems involves experimenting, investing and taking risks for farmers. If they do not receive additional value for new crops compared to more common crops, it may discourage crop diversification. Similarly, the processing and marketing of new products resulting from crop diversification requires downstream actors to innovate, which in turn requires additional resources.
Solution
When encouraging farmers to undertake crop diversification, the price of the new crops should provide additional value compared to more common crops. Value chains must also ensure a fair distribution of benefits among actors, in consistency with their risks and investment levels. A list of 14 criteria for defining a fair price for new crops and value chains was developed. A related questionnaire helps actors discuss the price level and matters such as value repartition, transparency, etc.
Description
Special attention to pricing is needed at the innovation stage of crop diversification. When good pricing levels are proposed, crop diversification can take place more easily. A fair pricing process can strengthen actors' capacity for innovating and creating sustainable and fair value chains.
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