Impact Stories
Agri-services Centers
In developing countries, many smallholders have no access to appropriate farming knowledge, technologies or commercial markets. Partially because of their limited production volumes, smallholders often suffer from weak links to both input and output markets. Linking smallholder farmers to Agri services Centers will enhance their capacity to improve the quality and quantity of the produce they off...
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A Taste for Tilapia
Our Foundation usually concentrates on plant crops. But in the NICE project, fish also plays an important role. Shifting activities from field to lake can be challenging for farmers. But with due care, “swimmers are winners”. Early on market day, the Hainja Farmers’ Hub in Port Victoria, Busia County, is already abuzz. Women like Nelly Netima keep records of the tilapia being harvested from...
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Agriculture should be Buzzing with Entrepreneurs
Agronomist Samuel Guindo is our new Country Program Manager in Mali. He succeeds Salif Kanté. We asked him for his views and future vision. This appointment crowns 18 years of rich professional experience. Samuel began his career at ICRISAT. He then moved to the NGOs “Action contre la faim”, Caritas, and Oxfam, where he managed projects to improve food security. In 2014, he returned to I...
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Harmonizing Agriculture with Disease Control through AWD
In our latest webinar, we offered a comprehensive perspective on the complex relationship between agriculture and public health, with a focus on malaria and sustainable rice cultivation. Our speakers were Mark Hoppe (Public Health entomologist who works for Syngenta Professional Solutions) and Rouf Abdur (Program Development Lead at SFSA Bangladesh). Through our exploration of this often-neglecte...
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Rice and Kiwi get Climate-Smarter
By Ge Le* and Yuan Zhou** Climate change is one of humanity’s most critical challenges. Agriculture is heavily affected because it depends so much on weather patterns and ecosystems. However, the sector is not only highly susceptible; it also contributes to climate change. Overall, more than one-third of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions come from farming and food systems. Climate-smart ...
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Highland farmers learn regenerative agriculture hands-on
Regenerative agriculture doesn’t just happen: it all starts with training. In the CHEF project, SAF...
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Scaling Climate-Smart Irrigation: SAF Bangladesh and DAE Collaborate to Expand AWD Technology in the Barind Tract
The Barind region, often referred to as the “food bowl” of northwestern Bangladesh, plays a vital r...
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A young woman’s journey turns her life around
“SAF-A became my destiny shaper.” SAF-A supports the entrepreneurial drive of smallholder farmer...
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Resilience and Sustainability
Johnson and Nancy Kimani run KIMNA Farmers Hub in Githioro, Njabini . They were inspired by James a...
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Scaling in Action
Jessee Kamutu runs JEKAM Enterprises. Jessee, previously a smallholder farmer, started a potato mul...
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Women’s Economic Empowerment in Action
Priscilla Wambui runs Precious Weru Farmers Hub in Kirima Ngai Location, Ol Jorok Sub-County in Nya...
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