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synovia a vision for an ethiopian value chain network

what does success mean?

exit: what does success mean?

• when all the relevant lessons are

internalized locally

• when competent BDS services are

available locally

• when an efficient market for BDS services

exists

BDS sector challenges

• Inaccessibility of private BDS providers to grass root

level actors such as farmers, farmers organizations and rural service providers

• Limited understanding of market dynamics by public

BDS service providers such as the Development Agents (DAs), cooperative officers and NGO staff who are closer to the grass root level

• Under-developed market-led BDS
• Weak market orientation of BDS providers that resulted

in missing marketing strategies of services

BDS Sector Challenges

• Lack of specialization on sub-types of specific services
• Insufficient offers of sector specific BDS
• Reactive instead of pro-active management and missing

performance orientation of many BDS providers

• Quantitative instead of qualitative targets of public BDS

providers and as a consequence low quality BDS in some areas leading to disappointment among staff and target groups

• Limited culture of paying for BDS services by users.

introducing SYNOVIA

Synchronized Network Of Value Chain Innovation Actors

introducing SYNOVIA

• Synovia: to lubricate the joints
• SYNVOIA is a platform that efficiently brings together

the providers of business development services (supply side) and the consumers (demand side) of the same in

• rder to

– Create an efficient market for BDS services – Improve the quality of existing services – Help develop new services

SYNOVIA objectives

• Develop a network of high quality BDS service

providers to help power a private sector led growth in Ethiopia

• Foster and incentivize innovation in the sector as per the

demand situation in Ethiopia

• Allow for the most efficient and effective use of

resources of BDS service users (deliver better value for their money)

• Save foreign currency by reclaiming market currently

served by foreign consultants and eventually exporting services abroad

• Build the capacity of BDS service providers

• rganization structure

network structure is based on partnerships

founding partners associate members friends

founding partners

BCAD consulting PRECISE consult international TREG consult Ethiopian consultants association AACCSA SNV ethiopia

the first joint project COMPETENCY POOL

proposal competency pool

• Master class VCD 10 participants earlier

competency pool

• Basic VC class of 35 participants from PS,

Govt and NGOs

• Master class are coaches/trainers basic

class

• Field work and actual assignment in 3

rounds

goals: competency pool

• Increased demand for BDS providers by

increased networking and link to AACCSA

• More qualified BDS providers accessible via

networks Synovia consultants members

• ECA obtains valuable input for the

establishment of quality standards

• AACCSA better demand articulation system
• Synovia has initiated first intervention,

sharpened its focus and expanded the network

thank you!