One Acre Fund serves farmers in a group lending model. The hypothesis was that it might be easier, as well as less risky, to drive up clients per group than to form brand-new groups. This report shares why problems emerged and the lessons learned.
In 2013, One Acre Fund Rwanda decided to trial the drop distribution method used by our Kenya
program. In 2014, Rwanda scaled up drop distribution across the entire country operation. This report shares why rolling distribution allowed One Acre Fund to grow its program in Rwanda and was an effective distribution method for years and how it became untenable.
This report shares the results of research conducted side-by-side (Phase 2) trials of different improved orange sweet potatoes compared with local varieties, as well as trials to compare the relative effect of variety, fertilizer use, and planting method on sweet potato yields.
In Rwanda, One Acre Fund consulted a range of experts to identify commercially available, high-quality sources of rock phosphate. These organizations included the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) and the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI).
This report shares the results of trials that One Acre Fund held to test home post-harvest storage.
One Acre Fund trialed two products in Rugano and Nyaruzazi districts, Rwanda to identify promising methods to improve nitrogen fixation in legumes. This report shares the results of the trial.
In 2014, One Acre Fund evaluated eleven different bush and climbing bean varieties in Rwanda, for both yield and farmer preference.
A number of factors contributed to the lack of success of our bean harvest buyback program in Rwanda. This report details the lessons learned.
One Acre Fund wanted to assess if higher profits can be gained through lower fertilizer
application rates.
Our farmers in Rwanda and Burundi show us how to expertly harvest climbing beans.
This report outlines the methodology used to trial four improved banana varieties at the Kibogora research station.
This report shares the results of One Acre Funds research trials in Kenya and Rwanda of improved bean seeds that included eight different bush bean and nine different climbing bean varieties to identify high-yield potential commercial and pre-commercial varieties.
This report shares the Soybean trial results from research station and on-farm field trials conducted in Rwanda and Kenya in 2014.
An introduction to East African Smallholder Agriculture to provide basic technical understanding of the various farming practices and why they matter to ensure long term soil health and maximize farmer production and profit.