CBC Cassava Business Connector

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.

8•8

Scaling readiness: idea maturity 8/9; level of use 8/9

Positive or neutral impact

Adults 18 and over: Positive high
The poor: Positive low
Women: Positive medium

Problem

Communication gap between actors in the cassava value chain, leading to weak market linkage.
Lack of awareness among producers about potential buyers and vice versa.
Weak market linkage resulting in artificial gaps in demand-supply and potential glut effects.
Inefficient integration of value chain actors, hindering communication and coordination.
Lack of visibility among value chain actors, including producers, input suppliers, processors, and end-users.
Conventional procedures for value chain promotion are costly, time-consuming, and often limited to specific products.
The need for digital innovations, such as the Cassava Business Connector (CBC), to improve market access and enhance income-generating opportunities for all value chain actors.

Solution

Bridges communication gaps in the cassava value chain
Enhances coordination among stakeholders (producers, processors, end-users)
Improves market access and income opportunities
Enables real-time tracking, communication, and coordination
Facilitates digital data collection for efficient information management

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Open source / open access

Countries with a green colour: Tested & adopted
Countries with a bright green colour: Adopted
Countries with a yellow colour: Tested

Countries where the technology has been tested and adopted
Country	Tested	Adopted
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.

Agro-ecological zones where this technology can be used
AEZ	Subtropic - warm	Subtropic - cool	Tropic - warm	Tropic - cool
Arid
Semiarid
Subhumid
Humid

Source: HarvestChoice/IFPRI 2009

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that are applicable to this technology.

Goal 2: zero hunger

Goal 8: decent work and economic growth

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.