Mission: To be the leading value chain research center in Yemen, enhancing livelihoods through targeted market studies and interventions.
Vision: Empower vulnerable populations by improving economic opportunities and resilience through value chain development.
Value Chain Study Objectives
- Conduct critical analyses of high-yield industries in Yemen.
- Analyze demand and supply perspectives for each industry.
- Study gender dynamics and income generation strategies.
- Assess potentials for informal and formal businesses.
- Identify barriers faced by enterprises and inform intervention designs.
Target Industries
- Handloom and Textile: Focus on traditional crafts and modern market integration.
- Solar PV System and Renewable Energy: Promote sustainable energy solutions.
- Beekeeping and High-Quality Honey Production: Enhance agricultural practices and product quality.
- Pottery and Handmade Mud Products: Support local artisans and cultural heritage.
- Fishery: Improve sustainable fishing practices and market access.
- Food Processing: Develop value-added products for local and export markets.
- Poultry: Strengthen supply chains and improve food security.
- Livestock and Meat Production: Enhance breeding practices and market linkages.
Study Scope
- Conduct desk reviews of existing data and reports.
- Develop a comprehensive market study framework.
- Identify high-demand sectors and growth sub-sectors.
- Map the sector value chain and identify gaps.
- Analyze constraints in accessing capital and financial services.
Opportunities for MSMEs
- Identify MSME opportunities for vulnerable populations, including women and youth.
- Determine industries best suited for start-ups and employment.
- Highlight vocational and business skills in demand.
Barriers and Constraints
- Identify internal and external barriers limiting economic engagement.
- Provide recommendations for addressing Microfinance Institutions’ requirements.
Value Chain Methodological approaches
Yemen Value Chain series of studies are conducted by Impact to understand better specific markets of importance to the livelihoods of vulnerable populations with a specific focus on value chain development.
- Desk review of existing secondary data on market study/ market monitoring reports/ impact assessments.
- Develop a market study framework.
- Identify sectors for goods and services most in-demand in the targeted areas and identify high potential growth sub-sectors.
- Identify sub-sectors conspicuously absent from the market.
- Identify sub-sectors for which MSMEs have already flooded the market.
- Identify MSME opportunities especially appropriate for vulnerable men/women and youth and determine the industries and markets best suited for their start-up enterprises and for their employment.
- Identify potential pitfalls for MSME.
- Identify external and internal barriers and constraints that limit the economic engagement of the target groups.
- Identify vocational and business skills in demand required for the targeted beneficiaries to own and manage businesses.
- Map the sector value chain with the identification of the external environment, gaps, input and support needed to improve the value chain sector
- Analyze and map the constraints beneficiaries face in accessing capital and engaging in formal and informal financial service.
- Identify Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) requirements to provide loans to the target population groups and provide recommendations on how to address them
Yemen Value Chain Past research studies
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Sample studies found here