WHERE : India Project Profile Shubh Mint: Improving Farmer Profitability in Natural Mint Market Challenge Mint farmers in India produce 80% of the world’s supply of mint and rely on the crop to provide household liquidity. Declining soil health, increasing production costs, and the degrading quality of inputs, however, have decreased productivity and reduced farmer incomes. [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile PSFPO: Promotion & Stabilization of Farmer Producer Organizations Market Challenge In India, Farmer Producer Organizations hold enormous opportunity to alleviate poverty and improve gender equity in smallholder farming communities. Although the Government of Odisha had established agricultural policies that created opportunities for FPOs to achieve profitability and sustainability, at the time [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile Direct Farm: Improving Crop Quality and Pricing Market Challenge Farmers in India face a high cost of production and struggle to meet quality standards that allow them to receive better prices for their vegetable and fruit production from suppliers that pay premium prices for high quality fruits and vegetables in bulk. [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile Siddipet Horticulture: Improving Organic Practices and Agricultural Infrastructure Market Challenge Siddipet district is a major agriculture producing district in Telangana, India. However, Siddipet’s smallholder farmers lack access to quality inputs, knowledge of new production techniques, and linkages to improved markets. These gaps have led to low yields, increased costs of production, [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile APFMRP II: Increasing Farmer Market Readiness in Andhra Pradesh Market Challenge The state of Andhra Pradesh, India has a population of 50 million people, 60% of whom are involved in agriculture. Farmer producer organizations are being established to better organize the sector. However, they lack the capital or capacity to address both [...]
WHERE : India, Kenya Project Profile Aflatoxin: Reducing Prevalence and Exposure Market Challenge According to estimates, as much as 47 percent of the world’s peanut supply—and 25 percent of the world’s food crops—are contaminated by aflatoxin, which is known to cause cancer and other health risks. Often, aflatoxin contamination is not well understood at the farm [...]
