Better harvests.
Stronger families.
A resilient future.
One Acre Fund is a social enterprise and agricultural service provider that supports smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to build resilient communities. The project aims to increase farm productivity, household income and to improve food security for 34.000 households.
KEY FACTS
WHERE
Uganda coffee growing regions (Central Region, Districts: Buikwe, Mubende, Kassanda)
WHO
One Acre Fund (Implementation) & Laterite (Evaluation)
WHEN
Jan 2024 – Dec 2027
GOAL
Increase income, food security, and climate resilience
REACH
34.000 coffee farmers
EVALUATION
Difference in Difference
KEY IMPACT METRIC
$70/year
increase in gross profits from coffee for 2-year participants
KEY FACTS
WHERE
Uganda coffee growing regions (Central Region, Districts: Buikwe, Mubende, Kassanda)
WHO
One Acre Fund (Implementation) & Laterite (Evaluation)
WHEN
Jan 2024 – Dec 2027
GOAL
Increase income, food security, and climate resilience
REACH
34.000 coffee farmers
EVALUATION
Difference in Difference
KEY IMPACT METRIC
$70/year
increase in gross profits from coffee for 2-year participants
Approach
One Acre Fund works as a not-for-profit agricultural service provider. The client base in this project are smallholder coffee farmers. The approach integrates trainings for improved farm management, rural retail, saving schemes, and income diversification with the introduction of additional cash crops.
Project activities include:
- Training of farmers in climate-smart agricultural practices, cash crops and tree planting
- Access to high-quality inputs, seeds, tree seedlings
- Facilitation and incentivisation of improved market linkages
- Saving schemes for the acquisition of inputs
EVALUATION & LEARNING
One Acre Fund and HereWeGrow aim to generate valuable insights through the project. The project is externally evaluated by the research firm Laterite via a quasi-experimental design (Difference in Difference) with matching at parish level.
The evaluation intends to address the following questions:
- Causal effects: What are the short- and medium-term effects on recommended agricultural practices, coffee and chia production, coffee prices, and income for participants?
- Mechanisms of change: How does the project achieve these changes, and which components are most crucial for success?
- Equity of benefits: Will all household members benefit equally from the project’s effects?
- Negative consequences: Does the project have any negative impacts on participants or target communities?
IMPACT
We expect the following impact:
- $70/year increase in gross profits from coffee for 2-year participants
- $30/year increase in gross profits from coffee for 1-year participants
- $20/year increase in gross profits from chia production for adopters
- Improving the Food Insecurity Experience Scale Index for project participants