A ready market is more important than food handouts, free inputs

FOOD handouts and free inputs have been over-used to address poverty and food insecurity in most developing countries, yet providing a ready market for existing commodities could be a better solution.

In communities where local food like indigenous chickens, goats, sheep, small grains and wild fruits like baobab are major socio-economic drivers, farmers always struggle to sell these commodities.

Instead of bringing food from elsewhere, government and development agencies can make a difference by providing a ready market for local food.

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