Hundreds of thousands of small-scale producers are seeing their livelihoods evaporate in the baking sun.

If developed commercially, it could allow small-scale producers to control how creamy their cheeses are, in a fraction of the time they currently take.

You might be nicely suprised to see biscuits, jams, pickles and pies from some unusual, small-scale producers on their shelves.

The subsidy was widely welcomed by growers, 95 per cent of whom are small-scale producers, but it will last for only one year.

Some of the most common small-scale producers manufactured milled items, baked goods, sugar and molasses, dairy products, candy, manioc flour, vinegar, coffee, and tobacco.