1. MicroAid for Agriculture and Fisheries Livelihoods
A new conversation for self employment in rural Areas for 2012

2. Self Employment in Rural Areas for 2012
A new conversation from MicroAid
Farmers livelihoods activities are connected in business cycles to make
quality eco-products, using simple, sustainable technologies
“Business circles to make environ
mentally friendly products”
Group
Discussion
Sell to Vegetable
Market Garden
Harvest

3. Connect in Product Clusters
Farmers & Fishers (Micro-producers) join together in Agriculture Product
Clusters that produce the market quality standards required by buyers.
(Scaling Out)

4. Micro - Producer Clusters are then connected to profitable markets in shared value
supply chains that adjust to consumer demand and technology development
(Scaling Up)

5. Connect to New Markets

6. Discover your own micro – connections in 2012
Home | Farmers | Agent | Buyers | MicroAid

7. A vision for 2012
A. MICRO-PRODUCERS. Simple, visual tools on best practices and
quality standards for farmers and fishers livelihoods.
B. MARKETING AGENTS. Ideas for product clusters and networking
connections for agricultural micro-processing and rural entrepreneurs.
C. MICRO- FINANCE. Private sector, social enterprise investment and
micro finance banking opportunities for shared value chains in
sustainable eco-markets at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP).

8. Interested to help?
Soy milk producer
Mrs. Husni, a
housewife in early 2009
she learned how to
make soy milk with her
group.
Now, Mrs. Husni has
becomes a local
businesswoman. Her
business is selling
soybean milk.
Mrs. Husni extra family
income/net profit per
month is 30 x $6 = $180.
This is $2,160 per year.
Read the full story
here
Contact:
Richard Beresford
richard.beresford@microaid.com