Marketing vegetables? No problem!

Commercial production and marketing of horticultural crops

Swaziland Farmer Development Foundation (SFDF) has been establishing over 100 community gardens over the past decades. An independent evaluation showed that many groups are struggling with selling and marketing their produces. In a coordinated effort with another Swazi NGO- ACAT and thanks to the financial support of the African Development Bank a marketing company under the roof of SFDF has been established.

Sahee now supports the identification and training of 10 additional community gardens. They will be trained to produce according to the demands of the marketing company and will have a guaranteed buyer once their crops are ripe. Farmers will be assisted by SFDF-Extension officers to allow optimal harvests. This project will ensure a more reliable market and a higher income for poverty stricken smallholders in Swaziland. Once the cooperation between marketing company and community gardens has been established, the project is likely to run profitably by itself.


Assistance offered by sahee
CHF 24'600; contact with SFDF, support with the implementation of the project, assistance with improving means of transport and connecting to further vegetable producers.

Duration of assistance
1.3.2007 until 28.2.2010

Local counterpart

Project site

Several regions in Middle- and Lowveld of Swaziland (Map)

Beneficiaries

10 groups of smallholders with about 500 beneficiaries

Project costs and assistance by sahee

The entire project costs are CHF 50’000.–, whereas sahee takes over CHF 33’000.–.

Project-Contribution of CHF 33'000. Contact with SFDF, support with the implementation of the project, assistance with improving means of transport and connecting to further vegetable producers.

Duration of assistance

1st of March 2007 to 30th of June 2011

Local counterpart

Swaziland Farmer Development Foundation (SFDF)