1.0UNEP DTU Partnershiphttps://unepdtu.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content"><a href="https://unepdtu.org/project/sustainable-business-models-to-facilitate-technological-and-economic-upgrading-of-vegetable-farmers/">Sustainable business models to facilitate technological and economic upgrading of vegetable farmers</a></blockquote> <script type='text/javascript'> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,n=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!n){n=!0;for(var e,t,r=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),s=0;s<i.length;s++){if(!(e=i[s]).getAttribute("data-secret"))t=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t);if(r||a)(t=e.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),e.parentNode.replaceChild(t,e)}}}}(window,document); //--><!]]> </script><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://unepdtu.org/project/sustainable-business-models-to-facilitate-technological-and-economic-upgrading-of-vegetable-farmers/embed/" width="600" height="338" title="“Sustainable business models to facilitate technological and economic upgrading of vegetable farmers” — UNEP DTU Partnership" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe>https://unepdtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/drip-irrigation-okra-ghana.jpg600337To upscale farmers’ use of irrigation and soil amendment technologies, it is important that the technologies are both robust, affordable and accessible. Often, the initial capital investment for implementing new technologies is too expensive for smallholders, which hinders their diffusion and adoption. Thus, it is crucial to analyse and develop inclusive and sustainable business models (ISBMs) that will help farmers […]