USAID Module 2: Charades Activity Answer Key

Module 2 Session 2 Activity 4 Charades with Words Answer Key

1. Importer of Long-Grain RiceRelationship with: Type (Vertical or

Horizontal)Nature (Cooperative or competitive, effective

or not)Rice Traders Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“It makes no business sense to produce locally with all the risk and untrustworthy local rice traders.”

2. Local Rice Traders Relationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Miller Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“There are few good mills, and the ones that are good are difficult to work with in terms of getting the quality and volumes at a fair price.”

3. Local Paddy TradersRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Small Paddy FarmerEmerging Commercial Paddy Farmer

Vertical Ineffective low cooperation“The commercial guys are okay, but working with smallholders is a real pain because they do not honor agreements and always want me to take all the market risk.”

4. Large-Scale Paddy MillerRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Farmers (all segments) Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“I cannot get enough quality paddy farmers – of all sizes - just do not want to invest in producing quality white long grain rice.”

5. Small Agro-Input DealerRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Large input firm/wholesaler Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“My business depends on what products I can afford to buy from the larger input suppliers or wholesalers since I can push farmers to buy whatever I have.”

Farmer Vertical Ineffective low cooperation“My business depends on what products I can afford to buy from the larger input suppliers or wholesalers since I can push farmers to buy whatever I have.”

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6. Large Input DealerRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Small paddy farmers Vertical Ineffective low competition

“Small paddy farmers are important to my business, but they just do not have any money, so why should I invest in them?”

7. Small-Scale Paddy ProducerRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Local Paddy Traders Vertical Ineffective high competition (on negotiation)

“Rice farming is first a way to get food and second a way to get as much money from the paddy traders as I can—even if it means adding a bit of stuff to my bag.”

8. Small-Scale Emerging Commercial Farmer of PaddyRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Seed producers/sellers Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“Getting quality seeds is a real problem because the government puts a lot of controls on the seed industry.”

9. Tractor Service ProviderRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Bank Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“Bankers are completely not interested in my business; I mean they barely have time to talk to me after I spend hours traveling to talk to them.”

10. Ministry of Agriculture OfficialRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Input firms (large) Vertical Ineffective high cooperation

“We want the private sector to step up, but they just refuse to do the right thing. That is why we need to intervene directly to provide seeds and inputs.”

Input firms (SME dealers) Vertical Ineffective high competition“We want the private sector to step up, but they just refuse to do the right thing. That is why we need to intervene directly to provide seeds and inputs.”

11. Rural Bank Manager



Relationship with: Type (Vertical or Horizontal)

Nature (Cooperative or competitive, effective or not)

Farmers Vertical Ineffective low cooperation“We are a small bank, so why would I be interested in organizing products for agricultural clients? I cannot afford that much risk.”

12. Credit Officer for a Large BankRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Bank Horizontal Ineffective low competitionFarmers (all segments) Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“Until the agricultural sector invests in better more reliable production, why should I risk my job when there are plenty of other less risky options I can take”

Processors Vertical Ineffective low cooperation (though better than farmers)“Until the agricultural sector invests in better more reliable production, why should I risk my job when there are plenty of other less risky options I can take?”

Ministry of Agriculture Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

13. Spray Service ProviderRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Input Firm Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“I get asked a lot to provide spraying, mostly as part of barter transaction with friends and family. But if I could work with an input supply firm, maybe spraying could turn into a full-time job.”

14. Agriculture Extension OfficerRelationship with: Type (Vertical or


or not)Ministry of Agriculture Vertical Ineffective low cooperation

“I get no money for transport. I get paid maybe every couple of months, and then I hear government say they are hiring more extension workers. Why don’t they just pay me regularly and provide me resources to do my job?”


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