Ginger Value Chains for Rural Development in Burma

VCRD collaborates with community and private sector partners (farmers, processors, buyers) to build an inclusive, market-oriented ginger value chain in Myanmar that meets both quantity and quality requirements of domestic and international customers. Goals include shifting smallholders from production of low-grade product to value-added, chemical residuefree ginger; increasing farmers’ abilities to produce higher-quality ginger with improved yields; linking producers to new buyers in high-value markets; and supporting processing capacity to meet global standards. VCRD partners with community extensionists and local organizations including Sein Lan Wai (a private extension/services firm) and processors including Myanmar Agri-Business Group, Snacks Mandalay, Heho Potato Co. and Green Eastern Agri. VCRD also partners with the International Labour Organization’s Vision Zero Fund to support strong ginger farmer enterprises and promote safe farming and processing practices.