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DR Congo
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Farm Africa strategic plan 2016-2020
Farm Africa is a leading NGO specialising in growing agriculture, protecting the environment and developing businesses in rural Africa. Our strategic plan for the years 2016-2020 outlines our ambitious plan to grow and unlock the potential of agriculture to transform rural Africa.
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DR Congo
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Act on climate change
Boost productivity
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Empower women
Increase access to finance
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Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
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DR Congo
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Act on climate change
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Empower women
Increase access to finance
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Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
Transforming rural Africa: strategic plan 2016-2020
Effective agriculture has the power to change lives. Farm Africa has an ambitious strategy for the next five years to expand our work, increase our impact and make change happen.
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DR Congo
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Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
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Kenya
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KMAP consumer insights study
This study, conducted by the Grass Company, examined consumer preferences and perceptions of Kenyan farmed catfish and tilapia.
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Kenya
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DR Congo
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Private Sector Engagement
Farm Africa supports smallholder farmers in engaging with a wide range of private sector enterprises, so that they can sell more high-value products in domestic and international markets.
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DR Congo
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DR Congo
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Strengthening The First Mile
Small and medium agriculture businesses in East Africa play a vital role in connecting small-scale farming to wider markets, but their growth is held back by a lack of appropriate financial products. Farm Africa’s Maendeleo Agricultural Enterprise Fund (MAEF) addresses this critical financing gap by providing working capital and support in agronomy, business and marketing to rural enterprises.
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DR Congo
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Kenya
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Youth Empowerment in Sustainable Agriculture Project Overview
A concise but comprehensive overview of Farm Africa’s youth empowerment in sustainable agriculture (YESA) project in Kenya, working to build youth skills in developing agricultural enterprises. (July 2015)
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Aqua Shops Project Overview
A concise but comprehensive overview of Farm Africa’s aqua shops project in Western Kenya, helping to build profitable and sustainable aquaculture enterprises. (July 2015)
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Testing the use of mobile technology to improve smallholder sesame cultivation
This paper aims to contribute to the emerging evidence base on the role of ICT within agriculture by summarising Farm Africa’s initial experience of testing mobile technology in the sesame value chain.
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Kenya
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Ethiopia
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Ethiopia country strategy 2012-2015
Farm Africa in Ethiopia plans to grow its programme income to over £4m by 2016, and hopes to directly improve the lives of 900,000 people. We will do this by: continuing to play a strong role in sustainable forest management; significantly scaling up our work to support smallholder farmers; proactively supporting climate-smart agriculture and working more strategically in pastoral areas.
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Ethiopia
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Kenya
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The power of farmers organisations in smallholder agriculture in East Africa
A review of 5 project initiatives of the Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund. Working paper series no. 13. (October 2010)
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Kenya
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Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund: Improving livelihoods through innovative partnerships
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DR Congo
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Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund: Improving livelihoods through innovative partnerships
New technologies can increase agricultural production and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in East Africa. But technology alone is not enough. Seven projects supported by FARM-Africa’s Mandeleo Agricultural Technology Fund (MATF) were studied to learn what else has to be in place for new technologies to be taken up by farmers. (May 2007)
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DR Congo
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From grassroots to government: Farm Africa’s experiences influencing policy in sub-Saharan Africa
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DR Congo
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From grassroots to government: Farm Africa’s experiences influencing policy in sub-Saharan Africa
Influencing national policy in the natural resource sector in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Policy and research series no. 5. (April 2007)
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DR Congo
Key focus areas
Act on climate change
Boost productivity
Boost youth employment
Connect farmers to markets
Empower women
Increase access to finance
Increase food security and nutrition
Increase incomes
Protect ecosystems
Strengthen food systems
Support businesses
Creating sustainable agricultural impact for smallholders: MATF innovative partnerships and approaches
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DR Congo
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Creating sustainable agricultural impact for smallholders: MATF innovative partnerships and approaches
4th Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund experience sharing workshop, 3-6 September 2007
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DR Congo
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Kenya
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Keeping up with technology
A look at the use of mobile telephony in delivering community-based, decentralised animal health services in Kitui and Mwingi Districts of Kenya. Working paper series no. 10. (October 2007)
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Kenya
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Kenya
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Microenterprise development
Best practices from Farm Africa’s pastoralist development project in Kenya.
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Kenya
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