Market Assessment

Market Assessment Report

April 2019

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

Background The humanitarian situation in the Central Mozambique is dire: at least 1.8 million people are estimated to be in need of humanitarian assistance. The National Institute of Disaster Management estimate that 1,190,594 people – 54% of the population – have been affected, while a further 160.927 people are living in accommodation center. In Dondo district 166,551 people have been affected out of 185,012 people representing 90% of the Dondo population.

CBT approaches

CBT (Cash Based Transfer) programs are a market-based response. A methodology that aims to strengthen the recovery of the post-disaster markets, maintain the independence of the beneficiaries and provide humanitarian assistance in a more economic and individualized way. The approach has been closely monitored and the evidence-based and studied impacts and as a result of successful implementation of these programs are now seen as the preferred humanitarian response delivery mechanism in scenarios where prerequisites are met.

The use of CBT approaches programs has increased on the basis of well-researched and documented cases on the advantages of money transfer programs, including giving people more choice, dignity and empowerment, strengthening local markets and creating strong market multiplier effects, increasing the accountability of humanitarian agencies and reducing implementation costs.

The objective of the Rapid Market Assessment

✓ Market accessibility; ✓ Food Commodity availability; ✓ Type of wholesaler and Retailer; ✓ frequency replenishment; ✓ Origin of the commodity; ✓ Capacity of the trader to maintain the stocks; ✓ warehouse capacity; ✓ Market price ✓ Payment mechanism and Connectivity

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

On 4-5 April 2019, the market assessment team composed by WFP and SDAE Dondo (Serviços Distritais de Actividades Economicas) visited the two markets in Dondo district and 6 Wholesaler/ Retailer, wich are located in Dondo Village and Mafambisse Vilage,

This location is along the N6 road and 30-45-minutes’ drive from Beira City, which supplies most of the food commodities reaching markets of Dondo district. Most of the products consumed in Dondo (mostly imported or locally processed, e.g. rice, cooking oil, maize meal, beans) have their source in Beira, Chimoio and Tete.

Most of the Food Commodity availability are rice, maize meal, beans, Vegetal Oil, Sugar, only one wholesaler sell maize grain that come from Manica and (Angonia, Tsangano and ). the Vegetal oil in the market are produced in Beira and City, Beans come from Tete, Zambezia and Manica

During the last 3 months the frequency of inventory replenishment for majority of the trades interviewed was two times per month and sometimes once a week depending on the type of commodity and the period, end of the month the needs by costumer’s increase.

Table: Traders interviewed

The total interviewed traders only three (Mahomed Faraz, Fedjo Comercial and Natalia Feliciano Jose) shows capacity to work in CBT by using their own resource. Barros Investimentos is one traders that is willing also to participate and they have capacity participate without requesting advance, they have butcher, restaurant and small grocery store.

Two traders show interest but explained that they don’t have fund to participate and if WFP could support by providing advance fund they would join. In most of visited traders was not able to find maize grain being sold.

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

In Dondo district the network connectivity available are from Vodacom, TMcel and Movitel.

Market Price

Item ( eg soap) Unit Price Price in Availabilty (eg Kg/Lt) Post-Shock closest large observed (NOW) market (abduntant/parti al/rare)

1 Corn/Maize kg 18 18 rare

2 Cornflour/Maize Meal kg 50 50 abundant

3 Rice kg 40 40 abundant

4 Sugar kg 60 44 abundant

5 Vegetable Oil L 90 70 abundant

6 Beans kg 80 70 partial

7 Salt kg 25 25 abundant

Table: Commodity price in Dondo district

Many traders are not selling corn at this time because it is not yet the sales season of current campaing, in the market is possible to find few quantities of maize.

Image: Maize being sold t ocal market

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

Avaliação de mercado dentro de 72 h

1. Localização:

1.1.Cidade- Bairro______

1.2. Distrito/ Posto Administrativo/ aldeia______

1.3. Estrada de acesso ao mercado: asfaltada/ terra batida/ transitável/ intransitável/ danificada ( antes do desastre/ com o desastre); 1.4.distancia do mercado `a sede da vila:______km; 1.5.a andar a pé: menos que 3 h/ mais que 3h

2. Atividade comercial : 2.1. Numero de lojas no local______2.2. Há outros locais onde a população local abastece? Sim/ não ( se sim indicar nome do local/ comunidade/ vila ______

3. Perguntas ao GROSSISTA: Nome______

3.1.Importador/ Distribuidor/Grossista/ retalhista: supermercado; mercado; contentor; ao ar livre

3.2.Quais itens normalmente comercializa/ atualmente estão disponíveis na sua loja?: Milho em grão; farinha de milho; Arroz • Açúcar • Óleo vegetal • feijões; pão

3.3.Qual a frequência de reabastecimento dos estoques nos últimos 3 meses? • sem estoques; • semanal; 2x por mes; 1x por mês; 1x 2 em meses; 1x em 3 meses

3.4.Seus clientes reduziram depois do ciclone/ chuvas? Sim/não;

3.5.Se sim, quantos clientes tinha por dia antes do choque? _____. Quantos clientes está a ter agora por dia? _____

3.6.Tem capacidade financeira para continuar a manter os stocks que sempre tem tido? sim/ não

4. Perguntas ao RETALHISTA: Nome______

3.1.Importador/ Distribuidor/Grossista/ retalhista: supermercado; mercado; contentor; ao ar livre

3.2.Quais itens normalmente comercializa/ atualmente estão disponíveis na sua loja?: Milho em grão; farinha de milho; Arroz • Açúcar • Óleo vegetal • feijões; pão

3.3.Qual a frequência de reabastecimento dos estoques nos últimos 3 meses? • sem estoques; • semanal; 2x por mes; 1x por mês; 1x 2 em meses; 1x em 3 meses

3.4.Seus clientes reduziram depois do ciclone/ chuvas? Sim/não;

3.5.Se sim, quantos clientes tinha por dia antes do choque? _____. Quantos clientes está a ter agora por dia? _____

3.6.Tem capacidade financeira para continuar a manter os stocks que sempre tem tido? sim/ não

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]

Mozambique Market Assessment

4.Qual é o preço actual no grossista? Milho em grão______; farinha de milho______; pão______; Arroz______• Açúcar______• Óleo vegetal ______• feijões ______

5.Qual é o preço actual no retalhista? Milho em grão______; farinha de milho______; pão______; Arroz______• Açúcar______• Óleo vegetal ______• feijões ______

6.Operadores de telefonia funcional: mcel ____; vodacom____; movitel____; fixo____

7.Banco: ______

Lara Carrilho |WFP/ VAM | email: [email protected]; Domingos Reane | WFP/VAM | email: [email protected]