Tue, 25 Apr 2017 10:59:00 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO FARMERS should learn about value addition, group marketing and financial literacy to enable them negotiate financial services that are appropriate for their needs, Minister of Agriculture Dora Siliya has advised. Ms Siliya said that farmers must be enabled to access innovation and business management training to better manage farming as a business. She said this during the 156th session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) council in Rome, adding that there was need for innovations that integrated agri-business models. Ms Siliya explained that agri-business links for small holder farmers had become increasingly important to guarantee food and nutritional security as well as job creation She reiterated that there were clear indications that agro- industries had a significant global impact on economic development and poverty reduction, in both urban and rural communities. Ms Siliya, who was speaking on behalf of the Africa group, however […]
