Harness opportunities to support on- and off-farm income generation. In the right conditions with the right inputs, smallholder farmers can realize on-farm income gains through improved productivity, enhanced market linkages, or sales of higher-value produce. In the case of FISP, observed off-farm income gains in epidemic zones and weak alternative crop uptake in endemic zones suggests the need for responsive interventions that are sensitive to scenarios in which on-farm gains fail to materialize or strategies to promote improved on-farm productivity among smallholder and subsistence farmers might also be bolstered by solutions that develop, support, and sustain off-farm income generation potential among targeted beneficiaries.
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