Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho

Agriculture plays a significant role in Lesotho's economy. Lesotho is among the poorest countries in Southern Africa, with fifty-seven percent of the population living below the poverty line. About seventy percent of the population lives in ru...

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Main Author:	Reva, Anna
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FRESH VEGETABLES MARKET VEGETABLE FARMERS MARKET ACCESS SUPPLY CHAIN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/515391560754757314/Linking-Smallholders-to-Markets-A-Supplier-Development-Program-for-Vegetable-Farmers-in-Lesotho http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32014

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spelling	okr-10986-320142021-06-14T10:03:38Z Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho Reva, Anna PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FRESH VEGETABLES MARKET VEGETABLE FARMERS MARKET ACCESS SUPPLY CHAIN Agriculture plays a significant role in Lesotho's economy. Lesotho is among the poorest countries in Southern Africa, with fifty-seven percent of the population living below the poverty line. About seventy percent of the population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Most farmers are involved in subsistence cultivation of cereals, where the country does not have a competitive advantage due to the agroclimatic conditions, small farm size, and lack of mechanization. This contributes to widespread poverty in rural areas, which account for eighty-seven percent of the poor. The objectives of this study are to: (1) assess the demand for vegetables from formal buyers in Lesotho; (2) examine the current production and marketing strategies of commercial vegetable farmers; and (3) suggest the design of the pilot supplier development program (SDP) to improve formal market access for smallholder farmers. The focus of this study is on Maseru, as it is the main center of demand in the country. The rest of this paper is organized as follows. Part 1 describes the demand for fresh produce and sourcing strategies of buyers in Maseru. Part 2 discusses the production and marketing practices of commercial vegetable farmers. Part 3 outlines the design of the pilot SDP. 2019-07-02T17:13:05Z 2019-07-02T17:13:05Z 2019 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/515391560754757314/Linking-Smallholders-to-Markets-A-Supplier-Development-Program-for-Vegetable-Farmers-in-Lesotho http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32014 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Commodities Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Lesotho
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description	Agriculture plays a significant role in Lesotho's economy. Lesotho is among the poorest countries in Southern Africa, with fifty-seven percent of the population living below the poverty line. About seventy percent of the population lives in rural areas and depends on agriculture for their livelihoods. Most farmers are involved in subsistence cultivation of cereals, where the country does not have a competitive advantage due to the agroclimatic conditions, small farm size, and lack of mechanization. This contributes to widespread poverty in rural areas, which account for eighty-seven percent of the poor. The objectives of this study are to: (1) assess the demand for vegetables from formal buyers in Lesotho; (2) examine the current production and marketing strategies of commercial vegetable farmers; and (3) suggest the design of the pilot supplier development program (SDP) to improve formal market access for smallholder farmers. The focus of this study is on Maseru, as it is the main center of demand in the country. The rest of this paper is organized as follows. Part 1 describes the demand for fresh produce and sourcing strategies of buyers in Maseru. Part 2 discusses the production and marketing practices of commercial vegetable farmers. Part 3 outlines the design of the pilot SDP.
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title	Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho
title_short	Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho
title_full	Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho
title_fullStr	Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho
title_full_unstemmed	Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho
title_sort	linking smallholders to markets : a supplier development program for vegetable farmers in lesotho
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/515391560754757314/Linking-Smallholders-to-Markets-A-Supplier-Development-Program-for-Vegetable-Farmers-in-Lesotho http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32014
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Linking Smallholders to Markets : A Supplier Development Program for Vegetable Farmers in Lesotho

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