One Acre Fund (Malawi)
The world’s most disadvantaged are increasingly concentrated in a single demographic: smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. By 2030, the World Bank forecasts that nine out of ten of the world’s “dollar a day poor” will live in Africa – and of those, 79% in rural areas, where farming dominates. Despite the incredibly hard work that their job requires, African farmers struggle to increase their productivity as they cannot access the tools and techniques needed. One Acre Fund, a non-profit social enterprise, is delivering a holistic solution to food security and economic self-reliance for Africa’s smallholder farmers by delivering a critical bundle of services: financing, farm input distribution, agricultural training, and post-harvest support.
In 2022/2023, the Eurofins Foundation is supporting the programme Building Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood for Malawi Smallholder Families.
One Acre Fund helps 87,500 families in Malawi with poverty alleviating and climate resilience strategies. This project will deliver high-quality seeds and fertilisers to farmers. The impact of these inputs will be maximised through weekly field training provided throughout the season and administered by local field officers.
The Eurofins Foundation’s grant will allow more families in Malawi to afford One Acre Fund’s complete bundle of products and services delivered straight to the farmers’ doorsteps: financing, high-quality seeds, in-field training with One Acre Fund staff, and post-harvest support and crop insurance. This holistic model unlocks greater impact per farmer, creating a path out of poverty.
This project contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
