Enabling Rural Innovation: Empowering Farmers to Take Advantage of Market Opportunities and Improve Livelihoods

Susan Kaaria, Annet Abenakyo, W. Alum, Flavia Asiimwe, Rupert Best, Julius Barigye, Colletah Chitsike, Robert J. Delve, Diiro Gracious, Ignatius G. Kahiu, Peace Kankwatsa, Elly Kaganzi, Robert Muzira, Grace Nalukwago, Jemimah Njuki, Pascal C. Sanginga, Noel Sangole · 2006 · CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research)

Summary. Agricultural markets reduce poverty in developing economies through three mechanisms: increased farmer productivity and incomes, cheaper food for poor consumers, and economic growth in non-farm sectors. The paper argues that empowering farmers to access market opportunities and innovate improves rural livelihoods by leveraging agriculture's role in broader economic development.

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Kaaria, S., Abenakyo, A., Alum, W., Asiimwe, F., Best, R., Barigye, J., Chitsike, C., Delve, R. J., Gracious, D., Kahiu, I. G., Kankwatsa, P., Kaganzi, E., Muzira, R., Nalukwago, G., Njuki, J., Sanginga, P. C., & Sangole, N.. (2006). Enabling Rural Innovation: Empowering Farmers to Take Advantage of Market Opportunities and Improve Livelihoods. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781849771733-21

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DOI: 10.4324/9781849771733-21
Categories: food-systems, entrepreneurship, policy
Added: 2026-04-28