One Acre Fund farmer Elias Ndinduyubwo of Kagabiro, Rwanda, shows off maize he has harvested with his family.
Photo by Hailey Tucker, courtesy of the One Acre Fund blog. One Acre Fund supplies smallholder farmers with the tools and financing they need to grow their way out of hunger and poverty. Working with farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania, One Acre Fund provides a complete market bundle of seeds, fertilizer, training, and market support on credit—and delivers these services within walking distance of the 180,000 farmers they serve.
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Blogroll
1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
Archive
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Guest Commentary - The Power of Networks for Sustainable Women & Youth Employment
April Dobb from IAFN says that if we wish to celebrate agriculture as a profession that is modern, profitable, and cool, then farmers and agripreneurs cannot be perceived as isolated people hidden in rural locales.
Guest Commentary - Enabling Africa's Youth Through Agricultural Training
Next Generation Delegate Oyewale Abioye highlights the high youth unemployement in Africa, and programs on the ground that work.
High-Tech Policy Change? The Youth for Growth Conversation Continues…
Join us in Chicago on Thursday, March 29, as we continue to conversation that began at the 2018 Global Food Security Symposium in Washington, DC.
Guest Commentary - Changing the Lives of Women and Youth, One Orange Potato at a Time
Thirty four-year-old Agrippina struggled to meet the basic needs of her three children. She cultivated the land which was her livelihood alone and battled drought to harvest meager yields. The struggle to feed her family took its toll — her children frequently suffered from diarrhea and malaria and she lacked sufficient funds to keep them in school.
Guest Commentary - Empowering Decision Support with Big Data
Farmers are increasing water use in an effort to increase agricultural productivity. How do producers, local water managers, and regional governments balance that need with environmental constraints?
Featured Commentary - Investing in Youth Development: Agriculture’s Future Depends on It
In the latest piece from the Agri-Pulse and Council collaboration, Jennifer Sirangelo, president and CEO of the National 4-H Council, discusses how 4-H has been proven effective in promoting agricultural and economic development around the world.
Guest Commentary - Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals: The Dairy Community’s Contributions
The health of future generations is linked to the health of our planet, so sustainable diets must be at the core of the global response.
Guest Commentary - The Innovation of Youth: The Key to Global Food Security
How can we help encourage and inspire today’s youth to consider joining the cause of feeding the world?
Guest Commentary - From American Gothic to Migrant Mother
Women are agriculture, but they are not its face – and that is a problem.
Guest Commentary - 4-H is Growing True Leaders
Jennifer Sirangelo from 4‑H believes that every child has the potential to be a leader, and in order to fulfill that potential they need caring adult mentors, chances to develop practical skills, and opportunities to take on leadership roles.
The Next Generation: Small Farms Mean Business
Check the latest -- and final -- post in the Next Generation blog series and check out the newly released report Youth for Growth: Transforming Economies through Agriculture.
Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
Guest Commentary - Soft Skills Training in Heifer International’s East Africa Youth Inclusion Program (EAYIP)
Annie Bergman, global communications director for Heifer International, interviews Richard Ekodeu, project director for Heifer’s East Africa Youth Inclusion Program.
Guest Commentary - Agricultural Businesses Are the Key to 'Decent Work' in Rural Communities
Yes, farming is hard work; but with targeted investments it can also be “decent work.”