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This is Gabriel Adukpo from Ghana again, this time on the challenges and future prospects of small farms.

The challenges of food security and nutrition are well-known and documented. A new development in Ghana is the destruction of vast tracts of land through illegal mining for alluvial gold in certain communities. All these paint a bleak future for agriculture as a whole and small farm in particular.

In order to count on small farms to contribute to food security and improved nutrition in the future, small farms and farmers should not be left on their own. Policy makers need to invoke all the elements in the food system. As part of the holistic approach, one may propose the following:
- Land and water management projects
- Climate-smart agriculture
- Community development including provision of water and electricity to promote agribusiness
- Agricultural infrastructure - feeder roads, storage facilities, intermediate means of transport, etc
- Extension and advisory support services
- Rural financial services
- Nutrition education
- Protective laws, regulations and policies
- Research support
- Fair trade, etc, etc

The burden should not be on governments alone but there should be an enabling environment for the participation of development partners, NGOs and the private sector.
 
Gabriel Adukpo
Freelance Writer
P.O. Box CJ 187
Koforidua 
Ghana
Cell phone: +233 277 47 22 93/+233 208 59 81 35
Email: gyaduk (at) yahoo.com // gyaduk (at) gmail.com

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