Smallholder farmers’ unions key to improving lives
Smallholder farmers’ cooperatives own assets worth USD 2.7 billion in Kenya and account for more than 60% of the Mauritius national food production. Now, according to the the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP), smallholder farmers’ unions are a key component to improving the lives of millions of rural farmers across the world.