2018 annual impact: country report

One Acre Fund farmers experienced lower dollar impacts in 2018, owing largely to a sharp decline in maize prices in several of our countries of operation. While harvest improvements compared to non-participating farmers remained as strong as in the past, the drop in selling price will seriously hurt profitability. To take an example: at 2017 prices, Uganda’s program impact would have been the strongest ever at $125 per farmer. However, due to a dramatic drop in maize prices, impact reduced to $23 per farmer