Virtual Call Centres — how farmers’ organizations in Bangladesh manage to thrive during the pandemic
Virtual Call Centres (VCCs) are a solution developed by farmers’ organizations in Bangladesh to enable farming operations to thrive despite restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic. This video explains how the VCCs work.
GAFSP: Enhancing Farmers’ Livelihoods, Resilience & Food Security
From farm to fork, we help raise incomes, reduce poverty, and improve food and nutrition security for millions of smallholder farmers and their families.
Uganda’s Dairy Farmers Develop a Taste for New Markets
In Uganda, where dairy production is dominated by small-scale farmers living in impoverished rural areas, IFC and GAFSP supported Pearl Dairy established a powdered milk processing plant and cold-storage infrastructure.
For Cocoa Farmers, Going Digital Tastes Sweet
In Côte d’Ivoire, where almost half of jobs are linked to cocoa, IFC and GAFSP are working with the cocoa company Cargill to professionalize and digitize the sector. The Cargill 2.0 program works on professionalizing cooperatives, teaching management skills and training on the benefits of digital finance to increase traceability and security.
Farmers at the Forefront
Did you know that farmers are at the forefront of everything we do? Learn more about how we invest in their success.
GAFSP Program Video
What is GAFSP and what makes it so unique? Learn more about our approach and how we support smallholder farmers.
Better Water Management Means Greater Food Security in Tajikistan
In Tajikistan, irrigated agriculture is critical for rural livelihoods, and for the overall economy. A GAFSP-supported project was launched in 2012 and has since helped around 1.4 million people benefit from improved irrigation services and better water management.
GAFSP Supports Smallholders Weather the Pandemic in Honduras
PROSASUR enhances the food and nutrition security of vulnerable households in Honduras - where smallholder farmers are being hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Missing Middle Initiative
With global hunger rising and farmer incomes declining, family farmers must be at the center of their own development.
GAFSP Investment Case Video
GAFSP aims to improve food and nutrition security and build the sustainability of agriculture and food systems in the medium- to long-term by providing financial and technical resources to projects along the entire agriculture value chain, from ‘farm to table’.
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 Yemeni Farmers Restore Life
Yemeni farmers have had their livelihoods severely disrupted because of ongoing conflict.