Since 1990, fintrac Global Inc has worked with in-country and international partners to increase production, improve postharvest handling, add value, and develop markets and competitive value chains for smallholders across the globe.
Good agricultural practices can be adopted by farmers of any size, most of which require little to no upfront costs. There is no single technology that will increase incomes or reduce poverty; they must be integrated into a larger technical assistance package. While access to water through irrigation is critical, its use needs to be integrated with multiple other basic practices such as calendarized planting, land preparation, drainage, seed selection, weed control, crop rotation, postharvest grading and sorting, and others. Clients implementing between 15-20 improved practices see the largest gains in sales and income compared to those implementing fewer practices.
