Unlocking the Potential of Bangladesh's Smallholder Farmers - GCP/BGD/064/GAF
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Smallholders make up 85 percent of Bangladesh's farming community and play a pivotal role in providing food for approximately 170 million people. Smallholder family farming is unique in the ability to integrate various aspects, reducing environmental impact while boosting resilience. However, the path for most smallholder farmers in Bangladesh is far from easy. They grapple with challenges such as limited access to finance, markets, essential value chain services, technology and critical information. Adding to this burden, climate change, rising input prices, gender inequality, and pressing food security and nutrition concerns further compound their struggles. These multifaceted issues demand solutions that are custom-tailored to the specific needs and context of each community. Harnessing the power of innovation in the GAFSP's Missing Middle Initiative (MMI), the project placed the empowerment of producers’ organizations (POs) at the forefront. By adopting the transformative MMI approach, which combines capacity-building initiatives, investment grants, and a systematic guidance and monitoring framework, smallholders, working through their POs, have witnessed remarkable improvements in their livelihoods. Farmer and producer organizations have been empowered to lead the way in meeting the unique needs of their communities.