Insights and data library
By transparently sharing our data, insights, successes, and failures, we aim to provide a comprehensive portrayal of our overall impact. We think of impact as our "North Star", and rigorous measurement is the only way to know if we are heading in the right direction.
Publications
Tree Seedling RCT summary of results
Download the central findings of Laterite study of tree-planting activity in Kenya, from 2019-2021.
Tree Seedling RCT: endline report
This is an endline report covering the Tree Seedling RCT study conducted by evaluation firm Laterite, looking at the impact of One Acre Fund's grevillea (timber) tree-planting program In Kenya, 2019 -2022
2020 annual impact: country report
This report provides a detailed breakdown of One Acre Fund's program impact by country in 2020.
One Acre Fund's Digital Innovations
This case study shares the key lessons learned from One Acre Fund's experience in the field choosing products and partners, and rolling out changes in the field.
Teso RCT final results
Maize and beans production impact study in Teso district, Kenya.
Developing a maize planting decision support tool
This study demonstrates the potential of providing planting date decision support to farmers, based on real-time forecasts of soil moisture, combined with climatological information on rainfall and temperature seasonality.
Agronomic survey data
Every year, One Acre Funds collects rich agronomy data for internal monitoring and evaluation purposes across all our countries of operation. Download the full dataset from 2021 here.
Targeting travertine application in Rwanda (2020)
This study shares the results of a project that was executed on-farm trials so that it would assist in developing approaches to enable One Acre Fund and other organizations to locally tailor recommendations for travertine application in Rwanda.
Optimizing maize variety allocation
This report shares the new tools, collaborations and processes developed in this project to evaluate and plan improvements on maize seed variety distribution systems.
Nutrient Omission Trials (NOTs)
This is data from nutrient omission trials in western Kenya during the 2020 long rains.
2019 Annual impact: country report
This report provides a detailed breakdown of One Acre Fund's program impact by country in 2019.
Four Mindsets That Accelerate Nonprofit Growth
A reflection on how a set of strategies related to target-setting, financial modeling, program measurement, and organizational culture helped one organization reach a major milestone.
Smart Scaling for Social Change Organisations
This is a case study on One Acre Fund’s Path to Reaching 1 Million Farmers.
Assessing our holistic impact
This paper describes multi-year (2016-2019) results of holistic impact measurements to showcase impact across three domains for each of our countries of 0peration using the impact scorecard.
Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Year 3 Results
This report summarizes the results from 2 years of data collection which examine the impact of One Acre Fund program participation on farmers' quality of life.
2018 annual impact: country report
This report provides a detailed breakdown of One Acre Fund's 2018 program impact by country.
Agriculture/nutrition 2018 RCT results
Assessing the effectiveness of our integrated agriculture/nutrition intervention program targeted at families in Western Kenya with children ages 6-35 months
Financial Sustainability 2.0: A Means to an End
In this white paper, Once Acre Fund explains the factors that have driven the change in discussions around financial sustainability and the latest thinking on this important topic.
The Case for Farm Finance
This report highlights how meeting the needs of smallholder farmers in farm finance can unlock agricultural potential.
Farmer resilience white paper
This report outlines the methodology used to measure our program’s impact on farmer resilience and also presents the results from the study conducted across six countries in 2017.
2017 Annual Impact: Country Report
This is an annual impact report that highlights the impact in the countries One Acre Fund serves.
Challenging Conventional Wisdom on Nonprofit Boards
This white paper delves into rethinking board sizes, term limits, and fundraising requirements to help unlock greater strategic insight and value from non-profit boards.
Seeding Rate Trials Data (Kenya)
This dataset is from seeding rate trials from 4 locations in Kenya in 2018 and 2019 long-rains seasons.
Quality of Life Study in Kenya and Rwanda: Year 2 Results
This report summarizes the results from 2 years of data collection which examine the impact of One Acre Fund program participation on farmers' quality of life.
