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The role and challenges of the private sector in enabling market access for smallholders

Code: 9781786769688
Publication date: 23/11/2020
Extent: 14 pages

Contributions by: John Logan, TechnoServe, Kenya

Chapter synopsis: Sourcing from smallholder farmers presents a number of challenges, stemming from the informal ecosystem in which individual farmers operate as well as from the diverse and fragmented nature of smallholders as a group. The three main types of challenges are: technical, logistical and behavioural. If these challenges are not fully understood and addressed, schemes to source produce from smallholders will fail. This chapter reviews these challenges and ways they can be overcome.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2020.0080.21
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Table of contents 1 Introduction 2 Key technical challenges in enabling market access for smallholders 3 Key logistical, behavioral and contractual challenges in enabling market access for smallholders 4 Addressing challenges: smallholder sourcing models 5 Developing models to deal with technical, logistical, behavioral and contractual challenges 6 Case studies 7 Factors affecting the choice of smallholder-sourcing model 8 Conclusion and future trends 9 Where to look for further information

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