Agriculture Program

We support programs that assist small farmers, who are frequently women, by teaching them best practices, providing them with seeds and seedlings, and in some cases purchasing their crops which gives them a steady source of income.

OUR WORK

Our partners include:

Baraka Farm, Eldoret, Kenya

Faith Healing Development Organization, Sierra Leone

THE CHALLENGES

OUR IMPACT IN 2017

local farmers were trained in cattle feeding, calf rearing, milking and milk hygiene, and Napier grass management through the Baraka Farm Practical Dairy Training Program in Eldoret, Kenya.

female farmers received training and supplies from Faith Healing Development Organization in Sierra Leone to establish small farming operations which sustained their basic needs.

A New Poultry Facility for Sierra Leone

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Maize for Lewa

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