Putting small-scale farmers first: Updates from One Acre Fund
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One Acre Fund Semi-Annual Performance Reports
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Every six months, One Acre Fund pulls together a performance report that provides its donors with an honest view of the organization's progress. Its most recent report, for the six months ending October 2011, discusses the following accomplishments:
- Grew program size from 54,000 farm families to 75,000 farm families, serving more than 300,000 children.
- Had its tenth harvest, increasing take-home farm income by 100% per acre, with 98% of farmers repaying program fees.
- Covered 77% of field costs through farmer repayments, exceeding the 2011 goal of 75%.
The report briefly concludes with One Acre Fund's vision for the future and great enthusiasm to create life change for 180,000 families in the next 24 months.
Download the current and past performance reports at right.
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USAID Special Seminar
Presenter(s):
Dr. Pedro Sanchez
Tropical Agriculture & the Rural Environment Program
Date:
November 9, 2009 - 9:30am
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population — over 260 million people. Low levels of agricultural productivity are a key cause of hunger in this part of the world. Decades of farming without adequate fertilizer and manure have stripped the soils of the vital nutrients needed to support plant growth.
East Africa Dairy Development (EADD): A Heifer International Consortium (Screencast and Presentation)
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Organization(s):
Institution(s):
USAID Bureau for Food Security
This presentation by Moses Nyabila (Heifer International) was part of the Agriculture Sector Council Seminar,"East Africa Dairy: A Shared Smallholder, Business and Government Partnership."
Location:
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Room M17/18
Washington, DC 20004
United States
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Ag Sector Council Seminar
Presenter(s):
Moses Nyabila
Heifer International
Date:
June 22, 2011 - 9:30am - 10:30am
In 2008, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded a 5-year, $42.8 million grant to Heifer International with the goal of doubling the dairy-derived income of 179,000 farming families across 3 countries in East Africa in 10 years. A five-member consortium (including Heifer, TechnoServe, the International Livestock Research Institute, the World Agro-Forestry Research Centre and African Breeders Services — Total Cattle Management) was formed to implement market-driven, knowledge-based interventions.
Presenter Bio(s):
Moses Nyabila
Heifer International
Moses Nyabila has been the Regional Director for Heifer International’s East Africa Dairy Development (EADD) since 2008. He has over 15 years experience in development and commercial sectors throughout eastern and southern Africa. Before joining Heifer, Mr. Nyabila served briefly as Marketing Manager and Investment Consultant for East Africa with Parmalat SA. He has also served as Regional Dairy Trade Specialist for Land O’Lakes International, founder and technical advisor to the Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA), Marketing Specialist for Land O’Lakes in Uganda, Business Development manager for Brookside Dairy (Kenya) and Area Sales Manager for Coca-Cola SABCO. Mr. Nyabila has carried out several dairy industry studies, facilitated formulation sector strategies, helped with bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations and organized industry conferences and events. He holds an Executive MBA from U.S. International University in Nairobi in collaboration with Columbia Business School, a certificate in export development from CBI Netherlands, and a Bachelor in Commerce degree in business administration and marketing from the University of Nairobi.
USAID Special Seminar: Tripling Crop Yields in Tropical Africa (Screencast)
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Institution(s):
USAID
Date Published:
November 9, 2010
Nearly one sixth of the global population is malnourished. The problem is particularly acute in tropical Africa, where constant or recurrent food shortages affect over 30% of the population - over 260 million people. Low levels of agricultural productivity are a key cause of hunger in this part of the world. Decades of farming without adequate fertilizer and manure have stripped the soils of the vital nutrients needed to support plant growth. Replenishing soil fertility, by using mineral and organic fertilizers, is therefore the primary biophysical requirement for increasing food production in tropical Africa. Many studies have shown that, once this fundamental deficiency has been addressed, the road to food security is open.
Gender Integration for Agriculture: Ensuring Research is Relevant for Nutrition and Food Security (Brief 6)
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Organization(s):
Institution(s):
USAID Bureau for Food Security
Date Published:
January 25, 2011
This presentation by Beverly Mcintyre, Meaghan Murphy, Sylvia Cabus, Sandra Russo (USAID Bureau for Food Security) was part of the Gender & Ag Brief Series, "Gender Integration for Agriculture: The Complete Technical Brief Series."
Brief 6: Ensuring Research is Relevant for Nutrition and Agriculture is the second of the seven-part series, Effective Gender Integration Practices for Agriculture. This brief outlines the importance of having agricultural research that incorporates women and their priorities throughout the process. Related to this is the importance of linking research to nutritional and food security. This brief also highlights different interventions and research initiatives.
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