Farmers in Gitovu, western Rwanda, receive bags of fertilizer to apply to their fields. One Acre Fund delivers farm inputs within 2 kilometers of farmers' homes, allowing them to obtain seeds and fertilizer that were previously inaccessible. Photo courtesy of the One Acre Fund. One Acre Fund is an NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that helps 130,000 smallholder farmers grow their own way out of poverty by providing a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
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Tuesday, October 02, 2012
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Farmers in Gitovu, western Rwanda, receive bags of fertilizer to apply to their fields. One Acre Fund delivers farm inputs within 2 kilometers of farmers' homes, allowing them to obtain seeds and fertilizer that were previously inaccessible. Photo courtesy of the One Acre Fund. One Acre Fund is an NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that helps 130,000 smallholder farmers grow their own way out of poverty by providing a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
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