One-Acre Fund

FtMA was able to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in late 2021 with One Acre Fund (1AF) to better link with their farmers’ network and help connect them to FtMA buyers and service provider. The partnership quickly benefitted FtMA-supported farmers, with 1AF able to supply preferred maize seed at a time when other local suppliers were not able to satisfy demand due to a lack of stock. 2022 will see a scale up of the partnership especially in market access, with FtMA partner Aflasight currently finalizing a deal with 1AF to process maize purchased from smallholder farmers. Additionally, FtMA added 7 new buyers to the alliance in 2021, expanding geographic coverage to provide better access to markets for farmers in more remote areas (especially in the Northern and Western provinces).