BUNGOMA, KENYA—Andrew Youn was not happy about the passion fruit. The electric green ovules hung on the vine, each the size of a child’s fist. Not yet ripe, the fruits showed bumps and brown spots, ...
One Acre Fund will expand support to 1.6 million African farmers, helping to climate-proof harvest and raise farmer incomes WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation ...
When you meet Anna Hainze, Chief of Staff to the Managing Director at One Acre Fund, you immediately sense her passion for farmers. “Our mission is simple but powerful,” she told me. “We want to make ...
Africa is fed by smallholder farmers – farmers who tend small plots, typically an acre or less. They provide 70% to 80% of the continent's food. And yet, these small farms tend to be less productive ...