Farming for a Profit: Technical Guidance for Smallholder Financial Planning

Smallholder farmers need to understand the production costs and profitability of their existing farming systems to realize the potential of investing in new approaches. This guide to farming for a profit gives practical advice on financial skills, step-by-step instructions for calculations, an introduction to business plan development, and key resources for further reading.

This guidance is mainly for project staff working with smallholder farmers, who may want to enter commercial markets or earn more cash income, and are often new to financial planning.

The guide can be downloaded in English, French and Spanish.