Optimizing Maize Variety Adoption and Performance 2015 Trial Report
Toward the end of 2014, One Acre Fund field officers enrolled over 137,000 farmers in Kenya to participate in the One Acre Fund Program during the 2015 long rains. One Acre Fund sought to better understand maize variety performance and the critical drivers of farmer variety selection and retention.
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.