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Part i rural and agricultural finance partnerships in poverty alleviation and sustainable development jessica-gamburg

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Page 1: Part i rural and agricultural finance  partnerships in poverty alleviation and sustainable development jessica-gamburg

One Acre Fund Farmers First

www.oneacrefund.org

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COUNTRIES: One Acre Fund is based in rural East Africa

We currently serve farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.

Kenya

Rwanda

Burundi

Tanzania

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PROGRAM MODEL: Complete “market in a box” for rural smallholder farmers

Producer Groups Seed and Fertilizer on Loan

Training Storage and Market Access

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PROGRAM MODEL: Delivery of “market in a box” to each farmer’s doorstep

Rural Distribution Network At each pin, “market-in-a box” is delivered within 3 kilometers of every farmer enrolled in our program

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DASHBOARD: One Acre Fund measures success across three metrics: Scale, Impact, & Sustainabiltiy

Impact*: Avg % gain in income

Scale: Families Served

Sustainability**: % Field sustainability

* Our farm families gain at least 100% in farm income per year, an average ** 74% of our field expenses are covered by revenues generated by our field program

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Mary Louise. - Farmer in our Rwanda program since 2009. - Six children, disabled husband named Pascal. - Resettled from the DRC.

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Small land. Like most Rwanda farmers, Mary Louise has an extremely small portion of land to plant: about 1/8 acre.

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Yield. Mary Louise harvested enough food to feed her entire family in her first season with One Acre Fund…

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Smiles. … Making her a very happy woman.

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Eating more and better. Her children are now eating nutritiously and even have simple health insurance.

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Investment. Mary Louise used her additional harvest income to invest in a dairy cow.

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Investment. She also bought a small shop.

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Farmer Pride. Mary Louise was selected to represent her district at a regional agriculture show.

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Harvests lead to development. Mary Louise’s harvests today will determine the future of her entire family.

One Acre Fund Farmers First

www.oneacrefund.org