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Small Farmers, Big Change
Practical Action Publishing
Small Farmers, Big Change: Scaling up impact in smallholder agriculture
Edited by David Wilson (Consultant, UK), Kirsty Wilson (Oxfam GB, UK) and Claire Harvey (Oxfam GB, UK)
‘The cases in this important book show that when small farmers are given the right incentives to produce more and the means to do so, they invest, innovate and respond to opportunity.’
Dr John Thompson, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, UK and Joint Director, Future Agricultures Consortium
Support for smallholder agriculture is increasingly important, both to boost productivity during food crises and to raise the incomes of rural poor people. However, in order to maximize the potential of agricultural investment, NGOs and other development organizations need to act as facilitators of multistakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organization; to create alliances to influence policy and investment; to propose new business models; and to develop innovative ways of delivering market services. Small Farmers, Big Change will help NGOs build their capacity to identify the most strategic pathways and leaders for change, while working with small farmers as the key agents.
The book presents very practical examples of achieving wider change in smallholder agriculture. The chapters review different ways of making change happen: by influencing policy and investment decisions; by linking smallholders into markets and value chains; and by devising new approaches to service provision for small farmers.
ISBN 9781853397127
2011 • 176 pages
£14.95 • €22.95 • $29.95
Published in association with Oxfam GB
