Revolutionize the cassava value chain with CBC, ensuring seamless communication and robust market linkages for enhanced income opportunities.
The Cassava Business Connector (CBC) is a digital platform that streamlines communication within the cassava value chain. It integrates stakeholders like producers, processors, and end-users, aiming to enhance market access and income opportunities. The CBC, accessible at http://taat-cbc.org, allows real-time tracking, communication, and coordination. It enables digital data collection and provides a map-based navigation tool. This innovation significantly improves the efficiency of the cassava value chain, benefitting all stakeholders.
This technology is TAAT1 validated.
Positive or neutral impact
This technology aims to revolutionize communication and coordination within the cassava value chain, thereby enhancing food security, promoting environmental protection, and ensuring the safety of stakeholders. By facilitating efficient market linkages and streamlining information flow, the Cassava Business Connector (CBC) contributes to sustainable management of cassava production while mitigating the impacts of climate change.
To integrate the CBC into your project, consider the following steps:
Estimate the number of CBC subscriptions needed for your project, taking into account the cost of subscription fees. Additionally, consider the cost of necessary technological infrastructure, such as smartphones and data plans, for users to access the CBC platform efficiently. Training sessions are essential, so allocate resources for training-of-trainers programs and ongoing support.
Develop communication materials to promote the CBC platform, including flyers, videos, and radio broadcasts, to ensure widespread adoption among cassava stakeholders.
Collaborate with agricultural development institutes and other relevant stakeholders in the cassava value chain.
Open source / open access
Country | Tested | Adopted |
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Cameroon | Tested | Adopted |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tested | Adopted |
Nigeria | Tested | Adopted |
Sierra Leone | Tested | Adopted |
Tanzania | Tested | Adopted |
Togo | Tested | Adopted |
This technology can be used in the colored agro-ecological zones. Any zones shown in white are not suitable for this technology.
AEZ | Subtropic - warm | Subtropic - cool | Tropic - warm | Tropic - cool |
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Arid | ||||
Semiarid | ||||
Subhumid | ||||
Humid |
Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.
Stakeholder Integration: The CBC allows stakeholders to register and create virtual platforms within different countries. This integration facilitates seamless communication and coordination.
Real-Time Tracking: The platform enables real-time monitoring of activities within the cassava value chain. This includes tracking the movement of cassava from production to end-users.
Digital Data Collection: The CBC supports digital data collection, submission, and access. This feature streamlines the process of gathering and managing information related to cassava production and trade.
Map-Based Navigation: It offers a map-based navigation tool, making it easy for users to locate and connect with relevant stakeholders, including producers, buyers, sellers, and other actors in the value chain.
Alert System and Advertisement Features: The CBC includes an alert system and features for sharing product information. This functionality allows for direct trade linkages and enhances visibility for products in the market.
Last updated on 22 May 2024