Small Farmers, Big Change - Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture (Paperback)

Support for smallholder agriculture is seen as increasingly important, both to boost the food security and incomes of the rural poor and to provide food for urban populations. But to achieve scale in agricultural interventions, NGOs must move beyond a project-by-project approach and instead enable farmers to engage with market players. Small Farmers, Big Change considers learning from the experience of Oxfam's global agricultural scale-up initiative as well as from wider agricultural markets-based programming. This book includes very practical examples of achieving wider change in smallholder agriculture, through influencing policy and investment decisions, linking smallholders into markets and value chains, and innovating service provision for small farmers. The case studies outline what steps were taken to facilitate new types of farmer organization and alliances with an emphasis on promoting equitable livelihoods and developing rural women's economic leadership. Drawn from Africa, Latin America and Asia, the cases include information about challenges faced and what remains to be done in the future. This book should be read by the staff of donor agencies, policy makers, NGO practitioners, academics and students of development studies and the environment.

General

Imprint:	Practical Action Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2011
First published:	2012
Editors:	David Wilson • Kirsty Wilson • Claire Harvey
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-1-85339-712-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Smallholdings Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	1-85339-712-1
Barcode:	9781853397127

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