- High cost of farm inputs
- Lack of storage facilities leading to spoilage of produce
- Poor transport network leading to deterioration of produce before reaching market
- Lack of technical knowhow on the best farming practices to adopt when growing the crops
- Inadequate market for their produce
- Exploitation by middlemen
- Unfavorable environmental factors e.g. poor rainfall patterns: poor soils
- Pests and diseases
- Inadequate extension
Kavungya answered the question on November 16, 2022 at 09:30
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