Input on question ³3.2 Share specific examples of what types of
adaptations and innovations have helped small farms to cope with these
challenges"
Input from E.S. Njieassam <[log in to unmask]> (Cameroon)
Identifying the three main challenges of small farms as:
- Fluctuation in market
- Governance mechanism
- Human and social capital
The examples of adaptations and innovations that helped small farms cope
with these challenges:
As a means to cope with challenges towards fluctuation in markets most of
the farmers have here have engaged in the creation, of cooperatives
societies where small farmers come together to determine (the) prices for
their goods and to negotiate a common ground for the marketing of their
goods.
To cope with "governance mechanism", groups of farmers engage in similar
product cultivation have, through societies and cooperatives, formed a
leadership of governance which is registered and recognised by the state
and local administrative authorities. Through these recognised groups,
their local administrators and NGOs can easily negotiate disputes with
them and organise training sessions respectively for them, to improve
their lives and output, and to reduce conflict among small farmers
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