Enhancing agricultural market systems

This paper focuses on the PPSE programme in Kosovo and the introduction of contract farming to strengthen the Food and Natural Ingredients (FNI) sector.

This market-driven approach fosters partnerships between farmers, collection centres and processors, addressing challenges such as fragmented supply chains and limited access to modern farming methods.

The paper aims to document the experiences, results and lessons from the project, which expanded from a 2014 pilot with 29 farmers to over 1,100 farmers by 2022.

Guided by the MSD approach, the initiative improved productivity, ensured secure markets and built sustainable value chains.

Practitioners can use the insights to design scalable agricultural projects, focusing on capacity building, trust-building, and integrating support services such as mechanisation and advisory systems to enhance rural development and market growth.