More Than A Tree Feature
We do tree planting differently. Our initiative to plant 1 billion trees is led by smallholder farmers and every seedling planted is an opportunity for them and their families to prosper.
Since 2019 we’ve been on a mission to equip the smallholder farmers we work with to plant 1 billion trees across sub-Saharan Africa by 2030. Planting trees alongside crops (otherwise known as agroforestry) – is one of the most powerful and environmentally impactful tools farmers have to increase income, food security, climate resilience and prosperity for their families.
For every farmer who plants a tree, that tree is so much #MoreThanATree. Every seedling planted is an opportunity for a smallholder farmer to plant more income, climate resilience and prosperity for them and their families.
“If we plant more trees, it helps to improve the soil's health, which in turn improves our harvests and means we can increase our incomes.”
Help farmers plant more trees
Just $10 will support a farmer to plant 50 trees. Your investment in our farmer-led tree planting initiative will help improve the lives of farmers like Esther today.
250 million trees planted
This year we reached an exciting milestone in our journey to 1 billion trees when Kenyan farmer Esther Wangari planted the 250 millionth tree! Hear from Esther as she explains why a tree is so much #MoreThanATree to her and her fellow farmers.
250 million trees by the numbers
Every tree that a farmer plants pays for itself many times over. When income from other sources is scarce, trees can provide a reliable safety net for rural farm families. How do we know this? We use a highly rigorous methodology to estimate the financial value to farmers of our tree-planting program, counting only surviving, additional trees.
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$11.40
Every $1 invested in this work by donors in 2023 generated $11.40 of asset value for participating farm families!
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42
The number of tree species delivered in 2023. Tree species diversification is a top priority for One Acre Fund. We offer at least three context-appropriate species in every agroecological zone we work in.
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2.1 million
The number of smallholder farmers who planted trees to get us to the 250 million milestone!
“I have built my family home. I plan to invest more in growing and selling avocados to grow my income. Considering my young age and growing family, I see tree farming as a good investment in securing a better future for my family.”
We’re 250 million trees closer to achieving our 1 billion trees goal, but with your help we can do more! Just $10 will support a farmer to plant 50 trees.
The trees you’re helping to plant are so much #MoreThanATree: they mean income growth, climate resilience, food security and prosperity for individual families and communities across the continent.
Plant a tree now
Just $10 will support a farmer to plant 50 trees. Your investment in our farmer-led tree planting initiative will help improve the lives of farmers like Baraka today.
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