- Facilitating linkages & coordination of stakeholders & activities for multi-level RTC value chains development.
- Promoting increased investment for market development of the RTC value chains to address food security, nutrition & industrial product issues.
- Policy level advocacy for promotion of improved business operational environment for RTC value chains.
- Providing a consistent advisory, information & knowledge-sharing service to support interventions of relevant players & users of RTCs.
- Coordinating efficient linkages in the cassava, sweet potato and potato value chains e.g. linking multipliers of clean planting materials and high yielding varieties to buyers.
- Identifying challenges that the private sector face in participating in root and tuber value chains and propose viable solutions.
- Attracting private sector partners to invest in root and tuber crops seed multiplication, production, processing and marketing.
- Managing the RTC Trust as a permanent unified non-profit dialogue & advocacy forum for the value chains.
Become a Member
| Category | Example |
|---|---|
| Private Sector | Farmers and farmers group aggregators, processor end users, consumers |
| Input Supplier | Fabricators, Agro dealers, etc |
| Services Provider | Malawi Goverment and Universities, SMEDI, Research Institution, CGIAR, Financial Institution and NGOs |
| Bilateral and Developmental Partners | GIZ, FAO, Irish Aid, EU, USAID, BMGF |
Join Us
Root and Tuber Crops Development Trust (RTCDT),
Plot # Area 14/143, Off Presidential Way,
P.O. Box 31600, Capital City, Lilongwe, MALAWI