Sustainable Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Nacala Corridor (SMaSh)

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Funded By
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Impact Area
Mozambique – Nacala Corridor (Monapo, Meconta, Rapale, Murrupula, Malema, Ribáuè, Gurué, Alto-Molocué, Mecanhelas and Cuamba)
Dates
September 2017 – December 2020
The Sustainable Markets for Smallholder Farmers in Nacala Corridor (SMaSh) programme worked to improve food security and livelihoods for smallholder farmers and their families across ten districts of Mozambique's Nacala Corridor, from September 2017 to December 2020.
SMaSh was funded by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), with MIRUKU COOP and AENA as fellow implementing partners. AGMARK Mozambique led Agrodealer development, strengthening the capacity of retail and Hub Agrodealers to serve smallholder farmers with improved agricultural inputs and services.
Newly established Agrodealer shop selling agricultural inputs in Alto Molócuè, Mozambique, supported through a SMaSh matching grant

Goal

To contribute to improved food security and livelihoods for smallholder farmers and their families in the Nacala Corridor.

Objectives

  • Increase staple crop productivity for smallholder farmers.
  • Strengthen and expand access to output markets.
  • Increase the capacity of smallholder farming households and agricultural systems to prepare for and adapt to shocks and stress.

Activities

  • Trained retail and Hub Agrodealers on business management, technical knowledge and safe use of inputs, and output marketing.
  • Established new Agrodealers through a matching grant facility.
  • Facilitated credit guarantees between agricultural input supply companies and Hub Agrodealers.
  • Facilitated business linkage meetings between Agrodealers, input supply companies, and financial institutions.
  • Conducted demand creation activities including crop demonstrations, field days, and input trade fairs and exhibitions.
  • Recruited and trained Village Based Agents (VBAs) to extend Agrodealer reach into farming communities.

Key Achievements

145
Retail Agrodealers trained in business management, technical knowledge and safe use of inputs, and output marketing
129
New Agrodealers established through a matching grant facility
10
HUB Agrodealers trained and linked to supply retail Agrodealers with inputs
9
Agricultural input supply companies linked to supply Agrodealers with inputs
35,494
Farmers accessing inputs valued at USD 904,578 from Agrodealers
206
Crop demonstrations established
18
Field days and exhibitions conducted, attended by 1,533 farmers
50%
Reduction in distance travelled by farmers to access inputs