Kenya Maize Storage Loan Trial
Financial burdens at harvest may prevent farmers from engaging in home storage, despite the availability of home storage tools. A home storage loan may be an effective tool to overcome these seasonal financial burdens. However, timing of the loan affects adoption and impact is unknown.
One Acre Fund invested in post-harvest storage products to overcome the biophysical barriers to farmers storing grain, allowing them to take advantage of seasonal price fluctuations. In Kenya in 2014 and 2015, we trialed a home storage loan program to test various methods to overcome financial burdens.
Why investing in women farmers catalyzes community development
Women smallholder farmers like Hilder Ongeri typically invest more of what they earn back into their families and communities than their male counterparts. This has knock-on effects for the generations that follow.
Maize Urea vs. CAN Trial
This report shares the results of a trial in Kenya to test the maize yield effect of urea compared to CAN. A secondary objective of the trial was to measure the soil acidity level effect of the different top dress options.
2014 Kenya Kitchen Vegetables Trial
One Acre Fund sought to evaluate recommended planting best practices for crops that commonly grow in western Kenya.
Blast resistant finger millet trial
Through it's research station in Kenya, One Acre Fund conducted agricultural trials to search for better performing and more blast resistant varieties of finger millet.