How inclusion can work for smallholder farmers
Channel: IIED
Date: 15/09/2022

A new report from IIED explores why expectations of including smallholder farmers in modern value chains have fallen short, and suggests new and more realistic ways of getting inclusion to work for smallholders.

Alejandro Guarín, principal researcher in IIED's Shaping Sustainable Markets research group, discusses the findings in this report.

He said: "We found there are too many ambitions, but it hasn't really brought all the benefits it was supposed to bring: higher profits, income, jobs, investment. There have been some benefits to some farmers that were already richer. It hasn't brought benefits to farmers to the poorer farmers. 

"This topic is moving towards an interesting direction.  

More information: https://www.iied.org/redefining-smallholder-farmer-inclusion-modern-value-chains-three-ways-forward

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