The Programme adopts a holistic and demand-driven approach to addressing constraints along the cassava and rice value chains through an inclusive strategy of capacity strengthening of actors along the chain (producers, processors and their organisations), as well as enablers (public and private institutions, service providers, policy and regulatory environment). In parallel, strong emphasis is placed on developing commodity-specific Value Chain Action Plans at LGA level for specificity, and which serve as the basis for rolling out relevant and sustainable activities.

The Programme strategy is anchored in a longer-term vision of value chain development for poverty reduction and accelerated economic growth, setting the foundation for fundamental organizational and functional capacity of key actors in the agricultural sector. The gradual transformation will also contribute to achieving food security, increased production and productivity, as well as expand income-generating activities and employment opportunities.