Addressing supply chain constraints is a core business phenomenon in the food and agricultural sector. ASNAPP provides supply chain services to accelerate poverty reduction as specified in the AU/NEPAD action plan. These services again support the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Policy (CAADP) pillars of addressing market accessibility; increasing food supply for hunger reduction; and promoting agricultural research, technology dissemination and adoption.
ASNAPP drives its services directly towards the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, by providing various farm-to-fork services including:

• Production to Market Development Assessment: assessing the status of environmental enterprise development among target population(s); including the economic analysis of production and marketing of identified plant products, identification and implementing a team approach to supply chain and commercialization issues, promoting target population ownership and working relationships with private sector partners. Regular communication with such private entities, regional and overseas markets and with smallholder groups informs the development of product specifications and profiles as a common language that dispels ambiguity about buyers’ expectations and removes farmers’ frustrations at the point of sale. Direct trade promotion and facilitation activities are also conducted where the buyer and the producer meet in real time to harmonize expectations.
  
  
  
• Quality Control and Quality Assurance: promoting quality control and quality assurance methodologies for wild harvested and commercially produced plants and training clients to understand and use QA/QC protocols and procedures. ASNAPP supports the development of sanitary and phto-sanitary systems (SPS), good agricultural practices (GAP), good agricultural and collection practices (GACP) and good manufacturing practices (GMP) protocols.  Hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP), grades and standards and other food safety systems are also developed. Again, access to fair trade and organic certification is a key assistance extended to farmer organizations exploring niche market opportunities. 
  
  
  
• Farmer Mobilization and Rural Enterprise Development: collaborating with other NGOs and business associations to strengthen CBOs capacity to strengthen business development skills. In this regard, the capacity of farmers and SMEs is built in business management while providing them with the production know-how to meet buyers’ specifications. This enhances their access to formal market opportunities.
  
  
• Applied Research and Technology Transfer: utilizing networks of African and overseas Universities, as well as other research institutions, ASNAPP provides assistance in plant breeding, post harvest quality, sustainable production and harvesting and chemical analysis of targeted indigenous plants. ASNAPP develops appropriate germplasm materials, conducts agronomic trials and develops economic models and protocols to address supply chain constraints that feed directly into product quality and market accessibility requirements.
  
  
• Capacity Building: As a strategic plan to develop a critical mass of expertise, ASNAPP trains Scientists, Researchers, Extension Officers, Private and Public Sector institutions to spearhead Africa’s economic growth. ASNAPP builds and develops a new cadre of young African professionals for the development of the continent’s natural plant product industry.
  
  
• Organic Production and Environmental Management: setting up organic certification processes regarding production and handling protocols of a critical mass of CBOs. Environmental stewardship is a legitimate responsibility towards future generations. ASNAPP ensures that production occurs under good agricultural practices and that the strictest adherence to sustainable practices remains paramount.
  
  
• Product Development: determining in collaboration with the CBOs, value added opportunities and training for producers.
  
  
• Development of Grades and Trade Standards: facilitating the development with national trade standard in collaboration with natural plant products industry and relevant regulatory bodies.
  
  
• Policy Advocacy: through stakeholder groups and meetings with relevant public sector institutions, the agenda to mainstream natural products into the overall agricultural framework of governments and development organizations is makes ASNAPP a key participant to platforms for development dialogue.