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 supported the programme Building Climate Resilience and Sustainable Livelihood for Malawi Smallholder Families.
One Acre Fund’s clients make up one of the poorest populations on earth, yet their remote location leaves them unreached by major NGOs and governments. One Acre Fund’s offices are located in rural areas, and their proximity to remote farmers allows them to effectively serve those that other organisations cannot.
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 throughout the season and administered by local field officers.
The Eurofins Foundation’s grant directly benefited over 3,000 farm families out of which 64% were female clients.
The Eurofins Foundation renews its support to One Acre Fund for the period 2023/2025.
This project contributes to the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
