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An Entrepreneur Helps Transform African Commodities, One Nut at a Time
When Nadeem Ahmed buys a cup of coffee on the streets of London, it’s not the anticipatory caffeine rush that occupies his thoughts in the moments before he takes his first sip. Rather, Ahmed is thinking of the steep price he just paid—particularly compared to the rock-bottom fee the coffee farmer thousands of miles away likely received. Nadeem Ahmed’s close work with the GAFSP's Private Sector Window is creating a “win-win” for smallholder farmers in Malawi and Global Tea alike.
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The Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project (FASDEP)
For generations, growing rice has been a main source of income and food for farmers in The Gambia. Climate change has changed everything. Erratic rainfall and drought have slashed rice yields.
Helping Producer Organizations Boost Agriculture in Senegal
With support from GAFSP, smallholder family farmers will have the resources they need to improve their livelihoods. This includes access to funds, capacity building, technology, and public-private partnerships.
Technology Helps African Farmers Sell What They Sow
Traditionally, lack of reliable market access for smallholder farmers has impeded the economic development of rural areas because farmers often live far from the wholesale markets, and it is not feasible for them to deliver their produce directly. Highly fragmented systems encourage farmers to navigate through farmer groups or brokers to get their produce to markets. Fluctuating, non-transparent prices are often the result.
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP): Partnerships in Action
Empowering Smallholder Farmers
Helping Yemeni Farmers Restore Life
Yemeni farmers have had their livelihoods severely disrupted because of ongoing conflict.
The Nepal Agriculture Food Security Project
The Nepal Agriculture Food Security Project aimed to improve food security and nutrition in rural Nepal by increasing food production, promoting nutritious diets and supporting communities to cope with the impacts of climate change.
Planting a More Resilient Cotton Sector in Burkina Faso
The effects of climate change are undermining cotton farmers’ livelihoods in Burkina Faso—where 80 percent of the population depend on agriculture to earn a living.
A family business helps millions suffering from acute malnutrition
Insta Products CEO, Dhiren Chandaria, talks about his mission—with GAFSP’s help—to save lives.
Protecting an ancient way of life in the Sahara
Nomadic Pastoralists get new opportunities for income. Explore the interactive story.
Putting an end to stunting in Rwanda
A healthy productive life requires adequate nutrition. Yet around the world, millions of people are undernourished and hungry.