ABSTRACT
Smallholder farmers grappled with challenges of abject poverty, they have been vulnerable to
shocks of droughts/floods due to environmental climatic change, lack of agricultural inputs
and markets; contributing to untold food insecurity and suffering among producer groups.
Chivi has become a donor dependent district for relief and development programs. The
producer group model has been employed by development agencies to amalgamate
smallholder farmer in Chivi district and ameliorate their livelihoods. The model was
implemented as a development vehicle so thatfarmers couldutilise their capabilities, and
available assets; interacting with institutions so as to access inputs, knowledge and markets
which in turn boosted production of value chains. The livelihoods outcomes realised included
income increase and improve food security: the overall goal of the model. Although the
model celebrated some level of achievements,other variables like global warming and climate
change acted as major hurdle to ultimate food security.
Marangwanda, J (2021). The Sustainability of the producer group concept to the empowerment of smallholder farmers in Chivi district of Masvingo province. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/the-sustainability-of-the-producer-group-concept-to-the-empowerment-of-smallholder-farmers-in-chivi-district-of-masvingo-province
Marangwanda, Jacob "The Sustainability of the producer group concept to the empowerment of smallholder farmers in Chivi district of Masvingo province" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/the-sustainability-of-the-producer-group-concept-to-the-empowerment-of-smallholder-farmers-in-chivi-district-of-masvingo-province. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
Marangwanda, Jacob . "The Sustainability of the producer group concept to the empowerment of smallholder farmers in Chivi district of Masvingo province". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 14 May. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/the-sustainability-of-the-producer-group-concept-to-the-empowerment-of-smallholder-farmers-in-chivi-district-of-masvingo-province >.
Marangwanda, Jacob . "The Sustainability of the producer group concept to the empowerment of smallholder farmers in Chivi district of Masvingo province" Afribary (2021). Accessed May 14, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/the-sustainability-of-the-producer-group-concept-to-the-empowerment-of-smallholder-farmers-in-chivi-district-of-masvingo-province