How do we feed the world without destroying the planet?
Hunger and the climate crisis are inextricably linked - the challenge is how to solve one while not exacerbating the other.
麻豆村 Investment Case Video
麻豆村 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 鈥榝arm to table鈥.
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鈥檚 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鈥攑articularly compared to the rock-bottom fee the coffee farmer thousands of miles away likely received. Nadeem Ahmed鈥檚 close work with the 麻豆村's Private Sector Window is creating a 鈥渨in-win鈥 for smallholder farmers in Malawi and Global Tea alike.
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How do we transform our food system so that it nurtures both human health and our environment?
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 麻豆村, 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.
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鈥 livelihoods in Burkina Faso鈥攚here 80 percent of the population depend on agriculture to earn a living.
Protecting an ancient way of life in the Sahara
Nomadic Pastoralists get new opportunities for income. Explore the interactive story.