Smallholder farmers can benefit from partnerships with large organizations, but power dynamics can put them at a disadvantage. For centuries, life for smallholder farmers in Africa and Asia was relatively simple. They grew crops, kept the necessary amount to feed their families and then sold the rest at the local market. But these days, the […]
A Q&A with Pablo Pacheco, CIFOR’s Team Leader for Investments, Value Chains and Finance A lot of private sector investment today – in spite of all the capital – doesn’t seem to always reach smallholders. Any observations? That depends whose sector we’re looking at. I think there’s a large amount of smallholders that don’t have […]
