A key objective of the CFPR-TUP program is to assist the ultra-poor in developing sustainable livelihoods through the transfer of assets and skills to specially targeted ultra-poor members for income generation. During the pilot phase of the program between 2002-3, six enterprises were selected to offer to TUP members: cage rearing of poultry, dairy cow rearing, goat rearing, vegetable cultivation, horticulture nursery, and non-farm enterprises. The sector scan of TUP enterprises is a comprehensive study comparing and evaluating the selected TUP enterprises on key criteria that relate to enterprise sustainability- the likelihood that TUP members will continue operating the enterprise after the withdrawal of BRAC program support. Enterprise specific characteristics such as risk and investment needs, and to a lesser extent- skill and labour requirements were the main factors determining the likelihood of TUP members continuing with a given enterprise over the long term. External risks, outside the control of TUP members, such as weather and local market conditions, were found to be key risks in agriculture based enterprises. In the case of livestock enterprises, internal risks, stemming from TUP actions, were found to be of primary importance. Factoring in these risks changes the picture of the income TUP enterprises are likely to generate and their relative attractiveness as ongoing sources of income.
Authors: Alarakhia, Safeena; Barua, Proloy
Type: Report
Year: 2005
