This report shares the results of custom fertilizer blend trials that were conducted on farmer fields in the long rain season of 2015 in western Kenya.
The Women's Leadership Council trains our Kenyan team to succeed in both work and personal life.
One Acre Fund consulted a range of experts to identify promising best management practices for pigeon pea in East Africa. These include the International Centre for Research in the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and the Kenyan Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO).
Known to be a motivational leader and hard worker, Oliver epitomizes One Acre Fund's values.
This white paper highlights how One Acre Fund's financial sustainability is a driver that creates the resources for organizational growth.
In 2007 and 2008, One Acre Fund farmers in Kenya repaid their loans using their maize harvest. This report details the valuable lessons about the importance of seeking feedback from clients about repayment structure, and the necessity of balancing operational complexity with impact.
One Acre Fund worked with various partners to better understand the science of soil pH changes and consider
ways to modify common lime application practice to suit the smallholder context.
Read more about Pauline's journey and her initiatives to advance the interests of women at One Acre Fund.
One Acre Fund identified and tested low-rainfall tolerant maize varieties and maize planting techniques. These varieties and techniques were trialed on our low-rainfall research station during the long-rain season (March-August) of 2014.
One Acre Fund conducted a series of maize/legume intercropping trials in western Kenya in order to determine the best management practices for intercropping with maize which included common bean, soybean, and groundnut.
In 2015, One Acre Fund trialed plant morphology-based fertilizer timing training with smallholder farmers in western Kenya.
We conducted trials to evaluate the effectiveness of various combinations of bean disease management products for increasing bean yields and profitability.
Many One Acre Fund farmers in Kenya own at least one dairy cow. However, most have only local breeds, and produce very little milk. We thought that by helping farmers to improve cow health and milk production, One Acre Fund might be able to generate impact for our farmers. In 2014 in Kenya, we conducted small trials. Our goal was to test and develop products that would allow farmers to boost their milk production, thus giving households more milk to consume and to sell.
This study demonstrates the potential of reintroducing finger millet to 45,000 smallholder farmers as an alternative cereal to disease-susceptible maize varieties commonly grown in Kenya.
During the 2013 long rains in Kenya, One Acre Fund offered 60,000 program farmers improved collard greens seed and plant management training. The trial tested farmers' adoption of the crop and transplanting methods.
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.