Word from the Market with AMA
Training is an effective way of promoting production and marketing in agriculture. Smallholder farmers, who constitute the majority in Zimbabwe, have a key role to play in ensuring that the national development agenda that seeks to achieve food security and self-sufficiency is realized. In Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers provide up to 80 percent of the food supply. However, these farmers are producing below their potential due to several factors.
How does training contribute to promoting production and marketing in agriculture, particularly among smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe, and what are some of the factors that hinder these farmers from reaching their full potential in terms of food production?