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CONTENTS
Acknowledgements ..............................................................................................................................1 Acronyms and Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................2 Contents....................................................................................................................................................3 Executive Summary..............................................................................................................................1 Introduction............................................................................................................................................4 Objectives of the Study ............................................................................................................ 5 Results of the Study ................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1: Smallholder Farmers and Agricultural Markets in the OIC Member Countries: A Conceptual Framework............................................................................................9 The Definition of Smallholder Farmers and Farm Size Structure in the OIC Member Countries .................................................................................................................................. 9 A Framework for Examining Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Agri-Food Markets in the OIC Member Countries ............................................................................................... 10 Structural Transformation and Economic Growth: Implications for Connecting Smallholder Farmers to Markets ......................................................................................... 12 Dramatic Change in Agricultural Markets and Marketing Systems .................................. 15 Fundamental Changes in Food Demand and Global Food Trade ....................................... 18 Determinants of Smallholder Farmers’ Participation in Agri-Food Markets ................... 21 Chapter 2: Case Studies on Linking Smallholder Farmers to Markets in OIC Member Countries............................................................................................................................................... 23 Mozambique .......................................................................................................................... 23 Nigeria .................................................................................................................................... 33 Uganda .................................................................................................................................... 44 Bangladesh ............................................................................................................................. 53 Indonesia ................................................................................................................................ 65 Turkey .................................................................................................................................... 77 Kyrgyz Republic ..................................................................................................................... 89 Jordan ................................................................................................................................... 104 Chapter 3: Cross-Cutting Lessons from the Case Studies and Global Experience.....115 Create the Right Enabling Environment ............................................................................ 115 Promote Appropriate, Market-based Institutional and Organizational Arrangements 126 Invest in Rural Health and Education ................................................................................ 133 Chapter 4: Policy Recommendations ........................................................................................134 Create the Right Enabling Environment and Upgrade Infrastructure ............................ 134 Improve Access to Agricultural Finance ............................................................................ 134 Invest in Disseminating Technical and Market Information to Smallholder Farmers .. 134