Smallholder Farmers Need to Become Market Smart.
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Be able to forecast, analyze and interpret supply signals and plan effectively.
Are we able to capitalize on consumer preferences and meet them both at local and global level?
Balancing sustainable resource use
#CORONIL
...and influencing market outcome in their favour. Can they overcome challenges n high standards demanded in the market #PostCOVID19 ?
Becoming key players in the supply chain will mean effectively meeting the quality n safety standards that will be required.
Complex Supply Chain
The long and complicated global supply chain means #farmers must come up with solutions.
We must move from self sufficiency to building capacity that would guarantee production and profitability.
Are rural communities able to achieve required resourcefulness and capability?
The risks facing smallholder farmers are many, ranging from pests, diseases, lack of capital, inadequate information etc. These must be overcome.
Thats where government comes in. Investors need to empower these farmers to capitalize on their output= Win-Win
But who is willing?
Resilience n progress for these smallholder farmers will rely heavily on access to markets, how flexible their financial position is, quality, versatility and efficiency of the existing/new systems of production, processing and marketing.
Until then, everything remains elusive.
What's your take and role?
What solutions do you think are helpful to the smallholders going forward post #COVID__19
Are we even ready for them?
Consider @akin_adesina 's sentiments: by 2030,food a d agric sector in Africa will hit $1T.
Are you the player or the game?
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