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One Acre Fund Farmers First
www.oneacrefund.org
COUNTRIES: One Acre Fund is based in rural East Africa
We currently serve farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania.
Kenya
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
PROGRAM MODEL: Complete “market in a box” for rural smallholder farmers
Producer Groups Seed and Fertilizer on Loan
Training Storage and Market Access
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
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
Mary Louise. - Farmer in our Rwanda program since 2009. - Six children, disabled husband named Pascal. - Resettled from the DRC.
Small land. Like most Rwanda farmers, Mary Louise has an extremely small portion of land to plant: about 1/8 acre.
Yield. Mary Louise harvested enough food to feed her entire family in her first season with One Acre Fund…
Smiles. … Making her a very happy woman.
Eating more and better. Her children are now eating nutritiously and even have simple health insurance.
Investment. Mary Louise used her additional harvest income to invest in a dairy cow.
Investment. She also bought a small shop.
Farmer Pride. Mary Louise was selected to represent her district at a regional agriculture show.
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