Scaling Up Productivity & Market Access for Farmers
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Boosting productivity and improving access to local and international markets are essential for transforming subsistence farming into commercial agriculture.
The Chakwera administration has invested in extension services, irrigation schemes, and rural infrastructure to unlock value chains.
Problems to be solved
Low yields due to poor inputs and limited mechanization
Poor road and storage infrastructure linking farms to markets
Limited access to export markets for smallholders
Opportunities to unlock
Introduced the Affordable Input Programme to ensure timely access to quality inputs
Constructing major corridor roads and rural feeder roads and farm-to-market infrastructure in partnership with the United States government under the current Millennium Challenge Compact
Negotiated new regional trade corridors with SADC and COMESA partners plus ratification of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area