Raïssa Muhaturukundo, the Internal Communications Lead at One Acre Fund Rwanda, talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has influenced our work culture and how we have adapted to the new normal.
Doreen, a 2018 Skoll Foundation Emerging Leaders Fellow and Chief of Staff at One Acre Fund Rwanda, talks about the organization’s ongoing work around diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Over the past five years, our program in Rwanda has expanded rapidly to serve nearly 400,000 farmers. Claire, our Director, Global Field Operations, recounts her favourite moments and lessons learnt over this period.
In 2019, One Acre Fund started producing hybrid maize seed in Rwanda with two domestic partners. We believe it’s a game-changer for farmers in the country. Here’s why.
Andria Mukamazimpaka’s investments in her farm and small business have enabled her family to thrive.
Leonce Ngaboyakema is One Acre Fund’s execution lead in Rwanda, where he oversees field operations across the entire country.
This is an annual impact report that highlights the impact in the countries One Acre Fund serves.
After conquering the private sector, Ayanda Mngadi is using her finance skills to drive change in rural Africa.
This is a 2016 M& E impact report covering Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Malawi and Tanzania.
In this trial, One Acre Fund aimed to assess whether potato yields might increase from the application of
Mancozeb fungicide to control late blight. This data was used to evaluate the potential impact of helping farmers gain access to fungicides.
This report shares the results of sorghum research conducted to determine the effect of using recommended One Acre Fund planting methods and fertilizer on yield and profit, compared with local planting practices.
In Rwanda in 2016, One Acre Fund conducted a trial of Kinigi potatoes in non-traditional areas, both mono cropped and intercropped with maize, in order to test yields and farmer opinions of the variety in those areas and to determine if it would be more profitable to promote potatoes in monocropped or intercropped systems.
This data is from One Acre Fund seeding rate trials from 5 AEZs in Rwanda in 2016A to 2019B seasons.
This report highlights the gaps between the demand for agriculture financing and the supply provided by public banks, microfinance institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and other financial institutions.
One Acre Fund partnered with the Rwandan Agricultural Board (RAB) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to identify the most promising commercial and pre-commercial improved banana varieties and nutrient management techniques. This report outlines the advancements in the banana program of One
Acre Fund in Rwanda.
This report shares the results of soybean and rhizobium trial which was run with 82 farmers in 7 different cells to test the adoption rate and the ability to scale.
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.