MORE TO THE FARMERS MARKET AS BEING IMPLEMENTED BY THE GOVERNMENT

By News Desk

At least one of our core advocacy tips on food crops distribution value chain is seeing the light of day as it is being implemented by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.

Farmers’ market concept comes at the time when many call for venturing into agriculture and thus making it attractive, as well as the opportunity for farmers to get attractive returns for their produce.

The parameters to be used are of much concern to all stakeholders on account of absolute security, communication, banking, shelters for traders who may make nights there.

Appropriate sanitation measures, haulage, parking facilities for cars and trucks used by both farmers and consumers cannot be ruled out.

Transporting farm produce from the hinterlands has been a bane on the neck of farmers over the years. If cooperative ventures could be entered into for providing haulage trucks for these farmers, it would add to the success story of the program.