AVC Model | Key Drivers | Reasons |
Producer driven AVC | Small-scale producers, Farmer groups, farmers’ associations, and farmer cooperatives. Large-scale producers. | Securing new markets, Obtaining higher market price for produce, To secure market position for producers. |
Buyer driven AVC | Traders, retailers, wholesalers, and other AVC actors, Commodity Processors, Commodity Exporters. | To get assurance of supply, To secure higher supply volumes, To meet the interest of market niches. |
Facilitator driven AVC | NGOs and donors, Governments and government agencies. | To minimise economic exploitation of the poor, Development at regional and local level. |
Integrated AVC | Technical operators or lead firms, Supermarket chains, Multinational organisations. | Higher-value new markets, Good quality at lower prices, Monopolistic tendences. |