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Feeding Sub-Saharan Africa: The challenges we face and how we can achieve food security
Our Executive Director talks about the drivers of the unfolding food security crisis, and shares his vision on how we can ensure access to healthy diets for all sustainably and inclusively.
Increasing Equity in Compensation and Benefits
Our Executive Director introduces the organization-wide changes we rolled out last month as part of our work to improve equity in our pay, benefits, and performance management systems.
2021 Annual Report: Cultivating New Frontiers
Our Executive Director shares how we innovated to create additional, diverse pathways to improve food security and livelihoods among farmers in a challenging farming year.
One Acre Fund Kenya launches new services for farmers under a new name: Tupande by One Acre Fund
Tupande, by One Acre Fund, is a one-stop shop for quality farm supplies, from seed and fertiliser to wheelbarrows and backpack sprayers.
Essmart and One Acre Fund Partner to Expand Farmer Services
After successfully piloting farmer services in Bihar, India, we’re now partnering with Essmart, a last-mile distribution company, to increase access to agricultural products for rural farmers in Northern India.
Evolving our Enrolment to Serve More Farmers in Kenya
When Sally, a Marketing Strategist, joined our Kenya program in 2011, we were serving 28,000 farmers. Today, that number has grown to nearly half a million. She tells the story of how our enrolment process has evolved in this time.
Using Mobile Tech to Shape Smallholder Farming in Rwanda
With a simple feature phone, Rwanda's smallholder farmers have access to the quality farming inputs and training they need to grow more food and earn more money.
Why Smallholder Farmers Should be Front and Centre of Discussions at COP26
The climate footprint of the average smallholder farmer is minimal, yet they are among the worst impacted by a changing climate.
Impact Challenge: Innovating to Double Farmer Profit
Our countries and global departments share how we’re innovating to multiply farmer impact by 2024 and deliver $1 billion in impact in terms of food and income by 2030.
Celebrating Women Farmers: the Backbone of Africa's Rural Agriculture
Women farmers tend to invest more in their homes and families, thereby fuelling the prosperity of their communities.
Smallholder Farming - at the Centre of our Food Systems
Food is the most basic of human needs. It is essential not just for the health of individuals but also that of communities, which, in turn, affects the health of national economies.
Achieving a Zero-Hunger World Together
One Acre Fund participates in the global push to transform food systems through the UN Food Systems Summit
Providing Last-Mile Delivery for Farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa
Our delivery experts, John Genga and Leah Atieno, share One Acre Fund’s experience delivering life-changing products to more than a million farmers and share the lessons we have learnt along the way.
Four Ways Tech has Changed how we Serve Farmers During the Pandemic
We turned to technology to keep more than one million farming families farming through the pandemic. Here's how.
Meet the Farming ‘Activist’ who Helped Revolutionize Food Production
We take a trip back in time with John Gachunga, who co-founded One Acre Fund alongside our Executive Director, Andrew Youn, 15 years ago.
We Have a New Global Leadership Group
Our Executive Director introduces a more diverse senior leadership team.
Digital Innovations: One Acre Fund’s Experience in the Field
A One Acre Fund case study, produced in partnership with USAID, details our approach to digital solutions and proposes key learnings for the future.
Deepening our Impact for Farmers in 2021 and Beyond
Our Executive Director shares how we’re using the lessons learned from 2020 to chart our next decade of growth.
Smart Scaling: How Nonprofits Can Achieve Transformative Impact Through Growth
New report examines One Acre Fund’s path to reaching 1 million farmers and offers advice for social change organizations seeking to grow.
Expanding on Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commitments
Our Executive Director shares an update on our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts.