Avocados in Kenya: what's holding back smallholder farmers: Avocados are grown in several parts of Kenya Juliya_Ka/ShutterstockKenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit export, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its total horticultural exports. But Kenya only exports 10% of its total avocado production. By comparison, Chile … [Read more...] about Avocados in Kenya: what’s holding back smallholder farmers | The Conversation
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Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters: Children play in a cabbage patch near their home in Modderspruit, near Rustenburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Halden KrogOver half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in … [Read more...] about Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Why it’s beneficial to organise smallholder farmers into groups | The Conversation
Why it's beneficial to organise smallholder farmers into groups: It's critical to ensure that smallholder farming groups are run democratically. Flickr/Solidarity CenterThe role of smallholder farmers has come under the spotlight in South Africa as the country navigates the tricky process of land reform. Smallholder farming is billed as the main avenue through which … [Read more...] about Why it’s beneficial to organise smallholder farmers into groups | The Conversation
What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery | The Conversation
What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery: Promoting mechanisation for small scale farmers in Africa is proving incredibly difficult. ShutterstockMechanisation of agricultural has become a priority across many African countries as the continent gears up to exploit its well recognised potential to become the world’s food basket. This comes … [Read more...] about What needs to be done to give Africa’s smallholder farmers access to machinery | The Conversation
Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution? | The Conversation
Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?: Smallholder soybean farmer in Malawi. Mitchell Maher/FlickrGood news storiesabout transformation in African agriculture,are abound with some positive statistics to back them up. The general story is that farmers are adopting improved agricultural practices, that productivity is increasing and that rural … [Read more...] about Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution? | The Conversation
