The world’s population is anticipated to number more than 9 billion people by 2050 and to feed them agriculture will have to grow by 60%. It’s an expansion that can only be fuelled by investment – to the tune of$ 83 billion.

There are roughly 1.5 billion smallholder growers in the world, a figure that includes 75 of the world’s poorest people.

Recent developments in global commodity prices and growth in arising husbandry are expanding domestic and import requests, creating openings for smallholder growers who can constantly link the high products with deals. The expansion of high-value horticulture across the developing world is also furnishing openings. Large pots are starting to see growers( including smallholder growers) in Africa, Asia, and Latin America as implicit new suppliers for transnational force chains, as well as growing domestic and indigenous requests.
Despite producing the utmost of the world’s food, smallholder growers tend to be food insecure themselves. Encyclopedically, they form the maturity of people living in poverty. Helping raise their inflows and ameliorate their livelihoods holds the crucial to erecting sustainable food systems, advancing food security, and achieving Zero Hunger.
The Farmers’ Integrated Development Association (FIDA) is trying to contribute to this process. Thanks to our large demand for staple foods, planter-directed procurement processes, and locally geared force chains, numerous smallholders gain an entry point into formal requests. Encouraged to form associations, they’re suitable to negotiate better, vend more, lower their sale costs and extend their client base.