WHERE : Kenya Project Profile STEP– School Feeding: Promoting inclusive sourcing models for safe and nutritious diets in schools, increasing incomes and resilience of local food systems stakeholders Market Challenge Kenya’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programmes (HGSFPs) have played a vital role in improving school attendance, academic performance and child nutrition since the 1980s. While government-led [...]
WHERE : South Africa Project Profile: Imbewu Farm Development 2: Transitioning Smallholder Subsistence Farmers to Self-Sufficient Production Market Challenge The Eastern Cape has often been referred to as the “sleeping giant” of South African agriculture, boasting the country’s largest livestock population and substantial contributions to horticulture and dairy production. Smallholder farmers have yet to benefit [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya Nigeria, Tanzania Project Profile IGNITE+: Scaling gender and nutrition integration in agriculture Market Challenge Despite substantial investment in the agriculture sector, sub-Saharan Africa continues to grapple with persistent gender inequality and poor nutrition. Women provide the bulk of labor input in agriculture, yet they still experience significant gaps in accessing [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso Project Profile Carrefour des Opportunités: Facilitating Positive Youth Engagement in Burkina Faso Market Challenge Burkina Faso has a significant youth population that faces bleak employment prospects. A majority of the country’s population is under the age of 25, yet nearly half between the ages of 15 to 34 years old are [...]
WHERE : South Africa Project Profile Imbewu Farmer Development: Increasing Maize Incomes for Smallholder Farmers Market Challenge In South Africa, maize plays a vital role in the agricultural sector. The country’s smallholder farmers, however, face significant challenges in earning a sustainable livelihood through the crop. In the Eastern Cape province, for example, a lack of [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Tanzania Project Profile IGNITE: Building Technical Innovation in Nutrition-Sensitive and Gender-Integrated Agriculture Market Challenge Significant resources have been invested to improve agriculture productivity in Africa. However, this has not resulted in better nutrition for farming households or greater empowerment for all members of the family. Synergies are not being leveraged [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso Project Profile SELEVER 2: Better Nutrition through Women’s Economic Empowerment and Stronger Poultry Markets Market Challenge There is a significant market for local poultry in Burkina Faso, and it is growing. It is estimated that demand for local chickens will increase by 1,400 tons per year over the next 10 years. Yet, [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile Shubh Mint: Improving Farmer Profitability in Natural Mint Market Challenge Mint farmers in India produce 80% of the world’s supply of mint and rely on the crop to provide household liquidity. Declining soil health, increasing production costs, and the degrading quality of inputs, however, have decreased productivity and reduced farmer incomes. [...]
WHERE : Burkina Faso Project Profile CLE: Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Spirit in Burkina Faso Market Challenge It is estimated that 44% of Burkina Faso’s population lives below the poverty line, and over 15% of youth are unemployed. These conditions have been exacerbated by political upheaval in the country. Though many have resorted to self-employment in the [...]
WHERE : India Project Profile PSFPO: Promotion & Stabilization of Farmer Producer Organizations Market Challenge In India, Farmer Producer Organizations hold enormous opportunity to alleviate poverty and improve gender equity in smallholder farming communities. Although the Government of Odisha had established agricultural policies that created opportunities for FPOs to achieve profitability and sustainability, at the time [...]
