Smallholder farmers
Who is a smallholder?
- Independent Rural farmer with farmland/plantation size ranging from 5ha to 50ha
- They rely on low-quality planting materials result in low yields
- They have a lack of knowledge about good agricultural practises.
- There is an absence of quality formal education and basic literacy skills.
- They are low-income earners with no access to finance.
- They live in areas where land is always available and in excess.
What can we do for Smallholders?
Carbon Done Right seeks to create value for low-income farmers and communities by integrating them into our projects that deliver income, education, and tools for improved performance.
- We provide a marketplace for smallholders if they plant trees or engage in forest conservation programmes.
- Our projects and initiatives provide much-needed rural economic development opportunities that combine a ‘top-down’ extension of technical information and knowledge transfer using remote sensing technologies that promote transparency and inclusive land investment, at the same time protecting their land rights, livelihoods, and food security.
- Reforestation and conservation will also help to restore biodiversity and other ecosystem services, while at the same time, selling carbon credits will safeguard livelihoods and improve the well-being of the smallholders.
- Smallholders are encouraged to plant for themselves with our technical support rather than adopting a human-assisted natural regeneration approach.
- The smallholders will become ‘carbon incubators’ and can generate income by selling carbon credits.