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Chapter 10. Comparative analysis of mango value chain models in Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana 329

For each of these models we have chosen a representative case study in one or more of the countries.
For each case study we selected respondents for semi-structured interviews using a specialist sampling
technique, called non-probability sampling. The most important factors have been the respondents’
availability to answer the questions. Before starting the surveys, we verified whether respondents would
meet the sample criteria, as presented in Section 2 above. In Table 6 the key characteristics of the value-
chain models are depicted for each selected case study. Table 7 provides an overview of the sample size.

Table 5. Most common chain models in Benin, Burkina Faso and Ghana

Chain model End product/market Benin Burkina Faso Ghana

Traditional value chain Fresh mango for local markets

Modern urban /

Processing value chain

Fresh mango for modern urban markets or

processed mango (dried/juice) for export markets

Export value chain Export value chain (fresh/fresh-cut)

Table 6. Overview of five mango chain models

Selected Case Model Country Degree of external

interventions

Degree of

internal resource

exchange

Level of small-

holder cooperative

action

Traditional

Individual mango farmers

around Parakou

Traditional

value chain Benin - - -

Intensive contract

farming

Integrated Tamale

Fruit Company (ITFC)

outgrower scheme

Export value

chain Ghana ++ ++ +/-

Dangwe West

Producers Association

Export value

chain Ghana + + ++

Cooperative Agricole

de Kenedougou

(COOPAKE)

Association

Modern

urban/

Processing

value chain

Burkina

Faso + + ++

Semi-intensive contract

farming Smallholders

selling to Dafani SA

Modern

urban /

Processing

value chain

Burkina

Faso + + +