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Improving the livelihood of smallholder farmers
Our Approach
The Foundation pursues its mission in three closely-linked activity areas: Knowledge, Tools and Opportunities.
Knowledge refers to projects that directly support farmers ‘on the ground'. Major pillars are agricultural services and know-how transfer. A key challenge here for the Foundation and its local partners is to develop and apply agricultural extension that works well and can be scaled up.
Tools comprise initiatives in agricultural R&D and product development. The focus is on technology and relevant products, including crop varieties. The Foundation pays special attention to developing Public-Private Partnerships in agricultural research. These combine the resources and capabilities needed to address farmers' problems, particularly in drought-prone regions.
Opportunities refer to policy, financial mechanisms, market development and thought leadership. A major goal here is to improve the "enabling conditions" and institutional environment under which farmers operate. The Foundation also undertakes policy analysis and supports publications, stakeholder workshops and international conferences in its field of interest.
