Small farmers – who actually have the highest potential for increasing ag-ricultural productivity and food production as recent studies have shown during the food-crisis 2007–2008 – often need additional support to pro-duce for (local) markets such as advice on food conservation, processing and marketing (introduction or improvement of gender sensitive agricul-tural extension services), improvement of transport infrastructure, access to seeds and/or credits (introduction of micro credit systems or revolving funds) etc.