SEE ALSO: ‘We look up to the CS with a lot of hope despite current gloom’Notably, the Big Four Agenda has food security as one of its pillars. Despite smallholder farmers being major players in food security, they are only remembered when markets and commerce fail as has been witnessed with the Covid-19 crisis. The importance of smallholder farmers has been highlighted in building resilience in food systems post-Covid-19 and hence the budget should focus on them. SEE ALSO: Give farmers special attention in budgetThe government should also reintroduce extension services, which are currently market-driven. Most smallholder farmers cannot afford extension services currently.

Source: Standard Digital June 10, 2020 15:31 UTC