Thursday, January 31, 2013

Feed the Future Groundnut Grants Improve Local Value Chains at the Grassroots Level | Feed the Future

Feed the Future Groundnut Grants Improve Local Value Chains at the Grassroots Level | Feed the Future: "1,800 smallholder farmers in Zambia’s Eastern Province are strengthening their capacity to supply groundnuts to oil and nut butter processors, translating into improved food security, nutrition and economic opportunities.

The grants are helping to increase the capacity of both the farmers and processing groups in one of Zambia’s poorest provinces, where the oilseed and legume value chains are instrumental not only to food security but empowering local women, who play a prominent role in production, marketing and trade of oils and butters. Now local associations, such as the Petauke District Farmers Association, support farmers with quality control training, agricultural extension services, improved seeds, and a guaranteed market for their nutritious crop."

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