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Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:45:01 +0000
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My name is Phelix Oyath. BA Economics/Sociology. I work at One Acre Fund (Western part of Kenya for 6 years now).



In response to Question 3.3.1 ("How important is the contribution of small farms to food security and nutrition? Why?":



From my own understanding of small farms based on where I come from, refers to greater population of rural households with less than 1 acre piece of land. These larger cohort whose greater population comprises women and children is able to fight hunger and poverty through meaningful training on good crop production techniques, availability and accessibility of quality seeds and fertilizer through credit scheme cum well organized work group labor.



Through such initiative, I have witnessed tremendous improvement in yield of these farmers in such a way that they have produced more food to feed themselves and their family as well as having surplus to sell to the local market towns hence earning income to improve their livelihood.



We therefore cannot rule out the fact that small farms in sum whole contribute a lot to solving the problem of food insecurity and nutrition first to farmers themselves and their households then to the larger population through sale of their surplus produce. 

 

Phelix Oyath

Logistic Team Lead.

NHQ / NYANZA.

Mobile +254722 287 227.

One Acre Fund

https://www.oneacrefund.org/

E-mail: phelix.oyath (at) oneacrefund.org



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