What farm to market facilities do small farmers and fishermen needs and why? What would they missed out if this facilities were adequate?
Answers
Farmers and fishermen need a good quality farm-to-market roads.
Road transport is important for both the farmers and the fishermen to sell their products.
Good quality of the farm-to-market roads will facilitate
If the roads transport is adequate, they will not miss the following
- Easy transport of the goods.
- Will prevent decay of goods thereby preventing losses.
- Will be a boost for the proper functioning of the vehicles.
- Will save time and energy for the farmers and the fishermen.
- Goods will be available for the people at a lesser cost.
As per the DA researches, the FMRs provides basic market value access to farmers.
This is usually done to motivate farms in major coastal area.
This is used to identify with main roads and able to promote agro products in recent years.
It is mainly suitable for Agriculture and Fisheries act of 1997.
The roads are good so one can do facilitates the farmers when they support farms.