HOW TO RAISE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AFRICA’S SMALL-SCALE FARMERS

Abstract

Small-scale farmers produce a big chunk of the food grown in Africa and they are also in the majority. They play a vital role in most economies of Africa. These merits notwithstanding, the productivity of most small-scale farmers in Africa is low. They also face peculiar challenges, which must be addressed to boost their productivity. There are also new opportunities that small-scale farmers need to take advantage of. This paper discusses all these issues and conclude with a set of recommendations on how the productivity of small-scale farmers can be raised in Africa.