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Input Fairs
One of the FAO’s preferred responses to food emergencies is the Input Trade Fair. Farmers receive a voucher, which they can exchange for seeds and other inputs that they need for a better harvest. In 2007, for example, 20,000 government-selected families in central and eastern Swaziland received vouchers that they could spend at one of 25 Input Trade Fairs. Earlier this year, FAO described these fairs as “winners”. But as the 2008 planting season gets under way, the news from Mbabane is not good.
http://agro.biodiver.se/2008/11/input-fairs-the-view-from-the-ground/
Last updated on:
Sun Nov 23 14:37:51 CET 2008
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