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Farm Africa’s strategic plan outlines plans to continue to work in four focus countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda) while also developing our presence in eastern DR Congo, and reaching a million people per year by 2025.

Our four focus countries cover a wide range of ecosystems and landscapes, from arid and semi-arid lands, to forests and coasts. Ethiopia will remain our largest country programme, while we expand the scale and reach of the programmes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The range of countries and ecological zones is consistent with our approach to targeting farmers and communities who range from people living in extreme poverty to those who are stepping up to small and larger scale commercial farming and value chains.

We will explore opportunities for regional programmes to include work in countries where Farm Africa does not have a physical presence, as an avenue to develop a track record in new geographies. However, we do not anticipate setting up any new country hub offices in the 2021-5 strategy period.

We cannot respond to individual requests to undertake work in other locations.

Please see our jobs page for more information.

We are delighted when people want to support Farm Africa and are inspired to learn more about our work. We believe that Africa’s farmers have the power to lift themselves out of poverty, and are proud that most of our staff and any volunteers are local to the project area and understand the local conditions, challenges and opportunities.

As a focused and technical organisation, we are only able to offer overseas opportunities if there is a specific need that requires particular skills and expertise. Typically these will be for experts from the agricultural or food sector who will work on a time-limited piece of research or consultancy.

We have a range of opportunities in the UK for volunteer placements and internships. These include fundraising support, communications, helping with our events and research.

You can be assured that we do not sell our donors’ details to other organisations.

When you provide your details we store them securely on our database. We only use these details to contact you about your giving, Farm Africa’s work and how you can support us, unless you ask us not to.  You can get in touch with our Supporter Services Team at any time to let us know when and how you would like us to contact you or if you would like to be removed from our mailing list by emailing them on: [email protected]. More information about data protection can be found here.

In 2022, our total income was £14.7 million and expenditure was £14.6 million. Farm Africa’s expenditure falls into three main categories:

• Costs of implementing our programmes in Africa (£13.2 million in 2022)
• Fundraising costs (£0.7 million in 2022)
• Support costs, including head office staff and governance (£0.75 million in 2022)

Farm Africa is committed to ensuring that we use our funds wisely and get the maximum impact for every pound we spend. We apply a value for money framework to manage the main identified cost drivers carefully.

For more information read our 2022 Annual Report and Financial Statements (PDF 1.2 MB).

Our 2023 Annual Report and Financial Statements will be published in September 2024.

We are not a relief agency. However, since we operate in remote and often marginalised areas, we may be the only NGO present when an emergency strikes. As such, we are well placed to raise the alarm and advocate rapid responses from specialist relief agencies, and sometimes provide emergency support.

We are an operational NGO and not a grant-giving organisation, so we cannot respond to unsolicited requests for funds.

Yes, it is sometimes possible to link up with Farm Africa as part of your research, depending on the area of research and the capacity within our project teams. Please send a letter explaining the purpose of your research on the headed paper of your institution to [email protected].

If you want to tell us about a product or service that you think we might be interested in then please contact us via the form below, providing as much information as possible. Our central support staff will direct the information to relevant colleagues within Farm Africa who will contact you in the event that your product or service could be beneficial to their work.

Farm Africa strives to provide the best service possible to anyone who comes in contact with the organisation. We always value any feedback from our supporters, in the form of comments, suggestions or complaints. All such feedback is recorded and reviewed regularly and we endeavour to learn from feedback and to address any issues raised fairly and efficiently.

Farm Africa is registered with the Fundraising Regulator, and is committed to best practice in fundraising. As such, we aim to adhere to the Code of Fundraising Practice, as established by the Institute of Fundraising.

Where your concerns relate to fundraising, you should initially contact our complaints co-ordinator, Kate Prowse, on [email protected]. Once we have received your complaint, you will receive an initial acknowledgement within two working days, and we will aim to make an initial response (after investigation) within five working days.

Read our full complaints procedure (PDF).

You can donate to us online, over the phone or by sending a cheque or postal order in the post.

Regular donations

The most effective way to give to Farm Africa is by making a regular donation. This type of giving allows us to plan our work effectively, as we have a reliable income we can depend on.

Set up a regular donation using our simple and secure online form.

You can also call 020 7430 0440 to talk to one of our Supporter Services Team, or download a Direct Debit Form (PDF) and post it to Freepost RUCX-RZRA-RRZC, Farm Africa, 3 – 5 Bleeding Heart Yard, Off Greville Street, London EC1N 8SJ (no stamp required).

Online one-off donations

You can also make a one-off donation to Farm Africa.

Telephone donations

Please call us on 020 7430 0440 to make a telephone donation.

Postal donations

Send cheques or postal orders to Freepost RUCX-RZRA-RRZC, Farm Africa, 3 – 5 Bleeding Heart Yard, Off Greville Street, London EC1N 8SJ (no stamp required).

Cheques should be made payable to Farm Africa. Please include your name and address so we can thank you for your donation.

Paying directly into our bank account

To find out how to pay money directly into our bank account, please call us on 020 7430 0440.

Payroll giving

You can make a regular, tax-free donation directly from your salary. Find out more about payroll giving.

Gift Aid is a simple way to make your donation worth more to Farm Africa – at no extra cost to you. You can find details on our Gift Aid explained page.

Farm Africa is very grateful for the generosity of all our supporters and we are determined to use all donations as effectively as we possibly can. We are proud to say that we spent 90% of our 2022 expenditure on charitable activities.

Farm Africa is committed to ensuring that we use our funds wisely to get the maximum impact for every pound we spend.

Thank you for raising money for us, we really appreciate your support. You can pay it in online – if you are paying on behalf of a group, please select that option.

Or you can send us a cheque made payable to ‘Farm Africa’ to: Freepost RUCX-RZRA-RRZC, Farm Africa, 3 – 5 Bleeding Heart Yard, Off Greville Street, London EC1N 8SJ.

So we can claim the Gift Aid on these donations and make your fundraising efforts go even further, please include your completed sponsor forms and Gift Aid envelopes.

We would really appreciate if you could let us know how you raised the money (and be sure to include your name and address so that we can send you a thank you letter).

Giving in memory of someone special is a way of commemorating their life at a difficult time. You may want to make a donation in memory or ask for donations rather than flowers at a funeral.

Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that your donation will be used for any specific item, as we use all the money we receive where it will be as effective as it possibly can be. We are proud to say that we spent 90% of our 2022 expenditure on charitable activities.

The costs of specific items are different in each country. For example, the price of goats can vary hugely, depending on the region where the goat is being sold, and according to its breed. Farm Africa also provides training for farmers who have not kept goats before to make sure that they know how to keep them healthy. A typical cost for both the goat and the training to look after it is £60.

We are delighted that you are considering leaving a gift in your Will to Farm Africa. You can find all the information you need about leaving us a gift on our Gifts in Wills page. Thank you for your support!

If you have any questions about your donation to Farm Africa, please contact our Supporter Services Team on 020 7430 0440 or [email protected].

Farm Africa is grateful for all donations that we receive and will send a thank you letter for gifts £5 and higher unless you request otherwise. Due to administrative costs, we will not send a thank you letter for gifts less than £5 unless specifically requested.

We will happily acknowledge any value gift via email. If you would prefer to be thanked in this way please contact the Supporter Services team at [email protected] or phone us on +44(0) 20 7430 0440 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm).