Small farmers, big change : scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture / edited by David Wilson, Kirsty Wilson and Claire Harvey.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wilson, David (David V.)

Wilson, Kirsty.

Harvey, Claire, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Farms, Small--Economic aspects.

Farms, Small.

Agriculture--Economic aspects.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

131 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Rugby, England : Practical Action Pub. ; Oxford : Oxfam, [2011]

Summary:

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. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 The voice of many - Honduran citizens hold the state to account to secure farm investment / Sonia Cano Cano, Sonia 15

2 Strength in numbers - fishing communities in India assert their traditional rights over livelihoods resources / Mirza Firoz Beg Beg, Mirza Firoz 29

3 Leading by example - how cities came to link rural producers with urban food markets in Colombia / Aida Pesquera Pesquera, Aida 41

4 Engaging smallholders in value chains - creating new opportunities for beekeepers in Ethiopia / Shekhar Anand Anand, Shekhar, Gizachew Sisay Sisay, Gizachew 53

5 Power to producers - building a network of dairy enterprises owned by local farmers' groups in Haiti / Luc Saint Vil Vil, Luc Saint 67

6 Growing partnerships - private sector working with farmers in Sri Lanka / Gayathri Jayadevan Jayadevan, Gayathri 81

7 Bridging the gap - building a financial services system that serves poor people in Sri Lanka / Gayathri Jayadevan Jayadevan, Gayathri 95

8 Effective co-operation - a new role for cotton producer co-ops in Mali / Abdoulaye Dia Dia, Abdoulaye, Aboubacar Traore Traore, Aboubacar 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1853397121

9781853397127

OCLC:

698332243