This paper tries to answer three four main questions: how to improve the small farmers’ income by having better prices for their candlenuts remains unanswered question. How can the farmers gain market access and link the farmers to the external traders? How to improve the post harvest processing and handling skills of the farmers, learning from the case of the farmers in West Timor, Indonesia?. Research article by Noviansyah Manap, Max Sidharta, Arni Parera