1. One Acre Fund
Farmers First
www.oneacrefund.org

2. COUNTRIES: One Acre Fund is based in rural East
Africa
 We currently serve farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and
Tanzania.
Kenya
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania

3. PROGRAM MODEL: Complete “market in a box”
for rural smallholder farmers
Producer Groups
Seed and Fertilizer on Loan
Training
Storage and Market Access

4. PROGRAM MODEL: Delivery of “market in a box”
to each farmer’s doorstep
Rural Distribution Network
At each pin, “market-in-a
box” is delivered within 3
kilometers of every farmer
enrolled in our program

5. DASHBOARD: One Acre Fund measures success
across three metrics: Scale, Impact, & Sustainabiltiy
Scale:
Impact*:
Sustainability**:
Families Served
Avg % gain in income
% Field sustainability
* Our farm families gain at least 100% in farm income per year, an average
** 74% of our field expenses are covered by revenues generated by our field program

6. Mary Louise.
- Farmer in our Rwanda program
since 2009.
- Six children, disabled husband
named Pascal.
- Resettled from the DRC.

7. Small land.
Like most Rwanda
farmers, Mary Louise has
an extremely small portion
of land to plant: about 1/8
acre.

8. Yield.
Mary Louise harvested
enough food to feed her
entire family in her first
season with One Acre
Fund…

9. Smiles.
… Making her a very happy
woman.

10. Eating more and better.
Her children are now eating
nutritiously and even have simple
health insurance.

11. Investment.
Mary Louise used her
additional harvest income
to invest in a dairy cow.

12. Investment.
She also bought a small shop.

13. Farmer Pride.
Mary Louise was selected
to represent her district at
a regional agriculture
show.

14. Harvests lead to
development.
Mary Louise’s harvests
today will determine the
future of her entire family.
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