- A range of new technology-based businesses are helping the world’s small farmers manage farm logistics and boost produce traceability, access working capital and insurance and connect with local and global buyers.
Small farmers are the future of global food security
Smallholder farmers have become the most important piece of the global agricultural system. Small farmers feed close to 80 percent of the total population in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and support the livelihoods of nearly 2 billion people worldwide. This community of farmers sit at a critical nexus between survival and global opportunity. With 500 million farm