Executive Summary: Innovations in Smallholder Engagement

Smallholder agriculture offers many opportunities for improvement, and an increasing number of companies are adapting this perspective. They are recognizing service delivery to smallholders as a core component of their business models and are starting to cater to farmers as clients. As a result, they are providing better services in innovative ways, while addressing a farmer’s wider household needs. This report offers insights into those models for several staple crops and cash crops, including coffee, cocoa, spices, cotton and cassava.