Enormous Literature indicates that agriculture remains a source of livelihood for about 86%
of rural people and generates job opportunities for approximately 1.3 billion small-scale …

This paper uses panel data from 1,160 smallholder farmers, especially participants and non-
participants in twenty-three regional projects from five countries in East Africa–Burundi …

The majority of the rural poor in Africa engage in smallholder farming as a livelihood
strategy. At the same time, supporting the practice of smallholder agriculture holds the …

A number of Farmer Support Programmes have been implemented in South Africa to reduce
the risk of a lack of capacity and a lack of economic and/or financial experience in …

This case study demonstrates that with targeted support and favourable policy conditions,
resource-poor farmers can increase their productivity and contribute to hunger and poverty …

Smallholder farmers are important in the fight against hunger and undernutrition in rural
communities in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Even though agriculture contributes close to 23 …

Most food in sub-Saharan Africa is produced on small farms. Using large datasets from
household surveys conducted across many countries, we find that the majority of farms are …

Market participation by smallholder indigenous crop farmers holds significant potential for
the alleviation of food insecurity and poverty amongst rural households. Smallholder farmers …

This paper presents the impacts of a participatory agroecological development project on
food security and wealth levels. The Malawi Farmer to Farmer Agroecology project (MAFFA) …

Abstract Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) faces the challenge of low
food production and high incidences of poverty. Several programs initiated in the region to …