Lima Links: Smallholder Market Access

More than half of all Zambians rely on agriculture for income. Few small-scale farmers have a concrete basis on which to decide what to grow, when and who to sell to and what the prices are for the crops they know how to produce. IDE has tested a simple buyer-seller system which, with a basic telephone, gets information and trading contacts into the hands of farmers. The project will start a social enterprise to build up from 6,000 farmers registered so far to 40,000 in four regions, developing more of the services and products that farmers and traders say they need to make trading more efficient, less risky and ensure take-home earnings for both parties rise and household poverty is reduced

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