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Harnessing forests and ecosystems for a climate-nature-people triple win (Harness)
This four-page factsheet gives an overview of Farm Africa’s Harness initiative, funded by the Norway’s International Climate Forest Inititative (NICFI) through the Royal Norwegian Embasssy in Ethiopia (RNE). It aims to reduce and reverse deforestation and eco-system degradation. It also seeks to enhance climate resilience in Ethiopia by promoting an integrated landscape approach that simultaneously achieves poverty reduction, biodiversity conservation, and climate crisis mitigation across vulnerable forest landscapes.
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
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Act on climate change
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The Forests for Sustainable Development programme: stories of impact
This publication captures the progress of the Forests for Sustainable Development programme as it partners with communities in the ecologically critical Bale Eco-region of Ethiopia to balance local livelihood needs with the protection of globally significant natural forests. Alongside the impact summary is a collection of stories from the community and an overview of key lessons learnt along the way.
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia
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Participatory Rangeland Management in Ethiopia
This brief captures Farm Africa’s experiences in implementing participatory rangeland management (PRM) systems in Ethiopia and offers strategic recommendations for future enhancements. It demonstrates the potential for PRM to sustainably manage resources, reduce environmental pressures and improve the livelihoods of pastoral communities.
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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Nurturing growth in Kakuma and Kalobeyei
Farm Africa’s DREEM project, delivered in partnership with WUSC and the Mastercard Foundation, empowered refugees and host communities in Kakuma and Kalobeyei, Kenya, by supporting 244 enterprises. Through training, mentorship and innovation grants, businesses grew resilient, created jobs and increased incomes. The programme shows how targeted support can transform livelihoods and foster economic independence in challenging contexts.
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Impact stories from the YISA programme: 2026 Quarter One
A collection of stories from December 2025 to February 2026 from the Youth in Sustainable Aquaculture in Kenya, a partnership programme with the Mastercard Foundation and consortium partners, led by Farm Africa, that aims to strengthen resilient livelihoods through innovative aquaculture practices, enabling work opportunities for young women and men.
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Kenya
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Building a resilient wheat value chain and empowering smallholder farmers (BRES) project: story booklet
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Ethiopia
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Building a resilient wheat value chain and empowering smallholder farmers (BRES) project: story booklet
A collection of impact stories from farmers taking part in the Building a Resilient Wheat Value Chain and Empowering Small Farmers (BRES) project, funded by AGRA, which is helping 130,450 smallholder wheat farmers in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia, overcome challenges that are undermining their livelihoods.
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Project factsheet: Building a resilient wheat value chain and empowering smallholder farmers in Oromia (BRES)
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Ethiopia
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Project factsheet: Building a resilient wheat value chain and empowering smallholder farmers in Oromia (BRES)
An overview of the aims, approach, target reach and collaborating organisations of the Building a Resilient Wheat Value Chain and Empowering Smallholder Farmers in Oromia (BRES) project in Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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Impact stories from the YISA programme: 2025 Quarter Four
A collection of stories from September to November 2025 from the Youth in Sustainable Aquaculture in Kenya, a partnership programme with the Mastercard Foundation and consortium partners, led by Farm Africa, that aims to strengthen resilient livelihoods through innovative aquaculture practices, enabling work opportunities for young women and men.
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Impact stories from the YISA programme: 2025 Quarter Three
A collection of stories from June to August 2025 from the Youth in Sustainable Aquaculture, a partnership programme in Kenya with the Mastercard Foundation and consortium partners led by Farm Africa that aims to strengthen resilient livelihoods through innovative aquaculture practices, enabling work opportunities for young women and men.
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Kenya
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Ethiopia
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Strengthening Participatory Forest Management in Ethiopia
This policy brief outlines recommendations from Tree Aid and Farm Africa on how participatory forest management can be strengthened and scaled to protect Ethiopia’s forests.
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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SAVES project factsheet
With funding from AGRA, Farm Africa’s Sustainable agricultural value chain enterprises in central Kenya (SAVES) project is creating sustainable and inclusive agricultural systems that increase food security, incomes and climate resilience for smallholder farmers and broader rural communities in Meru, Kirinyaga and Laikipia counties.
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Impact stories from the YISA programme
A collection of stories from the Youth in Sustainable Aquaculture, a partnership programme with the Mastercard Foundation and consortium partners led by Farm Africa that aims to strengthen resilient livelihoods through innovative aquaculture practices, enabling work opportunities for young women and men.
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Kenya
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Regional
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Forty years of impact
To mark Farm Africa’s 40th year, past and present Farm Africa project participants share stories of the impact the charity has had on their lives.
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Regional
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Coffee for conservation: Protecting forests by growing a thriving forest coffee value chain
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Ethiopia
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Coffee for conservation: Protecting forests by growing a thriving forest coffee value chain
This learning paper describes how a three-year Farm Africa project in the ecologically vital Ilu Ababor Zone of Ethiopia successfully protected natural forests while improving the livelihoods of 4,000 people through sustainable coffee production and alternative income sources.
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Ethiopia
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Growing green – how agroforestry and carbon markets are transforming farming in eastern Kenya
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Kenya
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Growing green – how agroforestry and carbon markets are transforming farming in eastern Kenya
This report charts the progress of more than 21,500 farmers in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties in eastern Kenya who have planted trees and adopted climate-smart farming techniques.
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Growing Resilience And Opportunities for Women (GROW) Roundtable Report
In October 2024, Farm Africa convened a roundtable discussion with female industry leaders in Nairobi, Kenya as part of its Growing Resilience and Opportunities for Women (GROW) initiative. This report summarises the key themes and conclusion of the discussion, which explored women’s role in the global food system and ways to drive positive change.
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Kenya
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Kenya
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The Village-Based Advisor (VBA) model
Agricultural extension services to farmers are vital for enhancing productivity and production of agricultural produce in Kenya. However, the ratio of agricultural extension workers to farmers stands at 1:5,000 compared to the recommended ratio of 1:400. This paper outlines how Farm Africa and AGRA are helping to plug this gap in Embu and Tharaka Nithi counties by creating a network of Village-based Advisors (VBAs) made up of well-informed, passionate farmers who receive specialised training to provide technical extension services, inputs and market linkages to other services to other farmers.
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Kenya
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Ethiopia
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A greener future on a grand scale: a summary of the Bale Eco-region Phase II project
Ethiopia’s Bale Eco-region is an ecologically critical area and also home to many people who depend on its resources for their livelihood. Since 2014, Farm Africa has been leading a consortium to improve livelihoods in the region while ensuring the ecosystem is protected. The first phase of the project developed a management strategy for the region. Phase II (2019-2024), funded by the European Union, has scaled out the strategy to reach over 1.6 million people. This report summarises those Phase II activities and outcomes.
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