Budgeting from the Ground up: Putting Smallholder Farmers First
Too often, farmer input disappears between planning and implementation. The result? Well-intentioned programs that miss the mark on the ground. From calls for livestock off-take programs to fair pricing mechanisms for maize and dairy, smallholder insights are rooted in lived realities, not theory. These are the very people who experience policy successes and failures most directly.
We believe it's time for a powerful shift. This means:
✅ Institutionalizing farmer consultations during the planning phase
✅ Integrating farmer-generated data into the budgeting toolkit
✅ Tracking and reporting how farmer priorities are reflected in final allocations
Let’s turn participation into policy and budgets into tools for transformation.
