Managing Soil Acidity with Lime 2015 Trial Report
An estimated 15 percent of all agricultural soils in Africa are affected by soil acidity. Lime is an excellent soil acidity control tool and is available throughout many countries of East Africa. However, cost and transportation difficulties preclude lime from being accessible to smallholder farmers. For lime to be effective at mitigating soil acidity, large quantities of it are required, and it is practically impossible to smallholder farmers to access one or more metric tonnes of lime. This report outlines the work of One Acre Fund to deliver lime and other soil acidity-ameliorating tools to smallholder farmers in East Africa.
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.