Lesotho Smallholder Agriculture Development Project

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The objective of the Smallholder Agriculture Development Project is to increase marketed output among project beneficiaries in Lesotho's smallholder agriculture sector. There are three components to the project. The first component is increasing agricultural market opportunities. This component support Lesotho's emerging agricultural businesses to contribute to increased commercialization of the agriculture sector. The second component is increasing market oriented smallholder production. This component support small-scale farmers in their efforts to increase production of marketable commodities and respond more readily to market requirements, to help motivated semi-subsistence producers to improve the productivity of their agricultural activities and become more market-oriented, and to address natural resource management concerns. The third component is project management. this component manage and use resources in accordance with the project's objectives and procedures.