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TLC promotes value chain development by actively engaging farmers in produce marketing through bulking and collective marketing initiatives. Additionally, TLC facilitates access to finance, empowering farmers to increase market participation and strengthen their economic resilience.
This entails building the capacity of producer groups to produce market demanded crops and negotiate contracts with off-takers of the produce. In the reporting period producer groups were linked to several off-takers and managed to sell different crops, such as soya beans, g/nuts, and maize. This strategic area also focuses on increasing farmers' access to financial services which facilitates access to savings and loan opportunities for the rural communities. Access to loans enables rural communities to acquire capital for establishment and growth of small-scale businesses to improve their livelihoods.
Key interventions under this are:
- Access to finance
- Access to markets
- Development of agro and natural resource based enterprises