“Ending Hunger for Millions of African Smallholder Farmers” by Claire McGuinness
Description
Every dollar donated to One Acre Fund will be matched 1:1 by The Life You Can Save.[1] To learn more about this ongoing campaign, visit https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/one-acre-fund-match/.
What is One Acre Fund? Why Support Smallholder Farmers?
According to the World Bank, half of the global extreme poor live in rural sub-Saharan Africa.[2] In these areas, where farming is the main livelihood, smallholders experience low yields and are exceptionally vulnerable to food insecurity. In fact, agricultural yields in sub-Saharan Africa have stagnated for decades compared to other regions.[3]
One Acre Fund is Africa's largest nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to improving the harvests, incomes, and resilience of smallholder farmers. Our two key levers are our core bundle and partnerships programs. Through our core model, we provide essential services farmers need to increase harvests, including high-quality farm inputs on credit delivered close to home, agricultural training, and market facilitation. We treat farmers as customers, and this core model, validated by rigorous measurement, drives an average 35-40% increase in farmer profits alongside gains in nutrition and soil health.
Through our large-scale operational partnerships, we invest in programs with strong farmer revenue potential. These include agroforestry, market access, and input production. In 2024 [...]
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First published:
November 17th, 2025
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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
United States
