To stay strong and fight on, we must find ways of keeping food production alive even as we strictly observe measures that reduce the spread of the coronavirus. At a time like this, when the sector is experiencing such unprecedented challenges, the government and other stakeholders need to support ease of access to farm inputs by smallholder farmers. After coronavirus was declared a pandemic and countries started restricting movement, supply chains around the world have slowed down. Sustaining food production must, therefore, be at the heart of the country’s preparedness and response to the unfolding pandemic. Hopefully, the government will intervene to rescue the 4.5 million smallholder farmers who include 3.5 million crop growers.

Source: Daily Nation May 06, 2020 19:52 UTC