Community impact

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A field officer’s mission: Planting the seeds of climate resilience within her community

Fifty-two-year-old One Acre Fund field officer Alphonsine Nyiransabimana dreams of a thriving agricultural industry in Rwanda, where farmers can earn a decent living. She is working to fulfill this mission by helping farmers in her local community access credit and quality seeds so that they can increase their harvests and adapt to extreme weather caused by the climate crisis.

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One Acre Fund Nigeria: From Pilot to Full Country Program

Starting as a pilot serving 150 farmers in 2018 in Niger State, our program in Nigeria has been hugely successful – in 2022, we served over 24,000 farmers. We are rapidly scaling and expanding our work, which has the potential to transform the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Nigeria’s smallholder farmers over the next decade.

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Seeds of Change: How early-maturing sunflower seeds are changing farmers’ fortunes

Discover how smallholder farmers in Tanzania are adopting early-maturing and drought-resistant sunflower seeds and are reshaping agricultural practices in the face of an ever-changing climate.

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Improving farmers’ livelihoods through income diversification in Uganda

One Acre Fund has recently adjusted our support for Ugandan smallholder farmers to better suit their needs.

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Investing in a new generation of farming entrepreneurs

Our Executive Director, Andrew Youn, shares his vision on why investing in young farmers is key to addressing the challenges we face in agriculture today – from sustainably feeding the world’s growing population to finding lasting solutions to resilient, profitable agriculture.

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Doorstep delivery: How're we're reaching farmers in new ways

At One Acre Fund, we specialize in last-mile delivery, distributing agricultural supplies within walking distance of some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s hardest-to-reach places. And in 2022, we set up our first-ever Home Delivery Unit in Kenya.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Letter From Andrew Youn: One Million Farmers Served

One Acre Fund CEO Andrew Youn shares his reflections on the lessons learnt on our journey to serving one million farmers across Africa.

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Opening A Clinic With Her Harvests

Mangalena Nsaiga used the income from her farm to help her daughter Cissy open a pharmacy and medical clinic in Uganda.

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High-Impact Organizations We Love

There are many great nonprofits and social enterprises doing impactful work to end hunger and poverty.

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A New Partnership for Africa's Smallholder Farmers

One Acre Fund and the Global Innovation Fund launch a new partnership to build customized solutions for boosting crop productivity and fighting hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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How Transportation Works in Rural Kenya

With limited access to transport, how do Kenya's remote farmers access markets to buy and sell their goods?

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Dairy Trials Aim to Improve Cow Health and Milk Production

Developing products that would allow farmers to boost their milk production, potentially giving households more milk to consume and to sell.

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Andrew Youn Delivers A TED Talk

"3 Reasons Why We Can Win The Fight Against Poverty"

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Why We Reformulated Our Organizational Vision

As we head into our tenth year of operation, we are as committed as ever to helping farmers improve their productivity and incomes.

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Bringing "Take It To The Farmer" To The Very Last Mile

In order to have the most impact in agricultural development, a dense network of trainers is needed to communicate complex skills and knowledge quickly and efficiently.

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Global Journal Ranks One Acre Fund in Top 500 NGOs

One Acre Fund came in at number 15 on the annual list, up three places from number 18 in 2014

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Eric Pohlman Wins 2015 Norman Borlaug Award

One Acre Fund's current Rwanda Country Director is recognized for his work in developing highly innovative programs.

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Harvesting the Best Sukuma In Town

When it comes to healthy eating, farmers in Muyayi, Kenya, say they now have a reason to smile again.

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How One Acre Fund Is Serving Farmers In Malawi

A brief introduction to our pilot program in Malawi - started in 2013 with just 71 farmers.