Despite the relatively small geographical area of Rwanda, many smallholder farmers cannot access commercial markets because they are simply ’invisible’ to them. FtMA Rwanda started operations in 2015 and operates as the de-facto value chain coordination platform for the maize sector, bringing together off-takers and agro-processors, financial institutions and development partners input providers, logistics, government institutions and development partners to ensure predictable income for farmers.

Our key objectives in Rwanda are to:

• Provide capacity building to small holder farmers through strategic partnerships
• Bridging the gap between buyers and producers to maximize financial returns for all value chain actors without sacrificing commercial viability.
• Develop existing value chains and by so doing, enhance food and nutrition security, reduce post-harvest losses, and establish reliable open markets for crops

FtMA is active in 25 out of the 30 districts in Rwanda, representing the largest Initiative addressing market access issues in the value chain. We serve 127,409 farmers from 475 Farmer Service Centres (FSC’s)