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Lessons from the field: MLN in Kenya. www.oneacrefund.org. One Acre Fund. We serve one-acre farm families in East Africa Proven impact: double farm profit per acre We operate like a business Non-profit, but farmers pay for services 6 years old – starting initial scale up

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  1. Lessons from the field: MLN in Kenya www.oneacrefund.org

  2. One Acre Fund • We serve one-acre farm families in East Africa • Proven impact: double farm profit per acre • We operate like a business • Non-profit, but farmers pay for services • 6 years old – starting initial scale up • We currently serve 130,000 farm families with 1,000 staff • Will serve 200,000+ farm families in 12 more months

  3. Where we work • One Acre Fund has established operations in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi with pilot programs in Ghana, Tanzania, and Ethiopia

  4. We supply smallholder farmers with seed and fertilizer on credit and provide training Producer Groups Seed and Fertilizer on Loan Training Storage and Market Access

  5. Who we work with (Kenya) • Cecilia • Lutacho Village, Western Kenya • She has two children, ages 2 and 4 • She feeds her family with one acre of land and a hand hoe • Since working with One Acre Fund • 6-fold increase in yield • Invested in a new roof • Invested in a new cow • Invested in education

  6. Farmer Livelihood Impact 2x farm profit per acre $300 $250 $200 $150 $100 $50 $0

  7. Our Experience with MLN in Kenya

  8. MLN Impact on One Acre Fund farmers • Over 250,000 households surveyed • Over 30,000 potential cases identified • Over 4,000 cases confirmed • Confirmed cases across all districts in which OAF works.

  9. Presence on the Ground • Surveillance • 389 people dedicated to actively spotting MLN during SR2012 • Identification • Focused on differences between MLN and other diseases and deficiencies: • Quarantine • Farmers recommended to • Immediately uproot maize • Burn plant remains

  10. Trainings Spread Monitoring Response

  11. Our Pre-MLN Crop Offering

  12. Our Post-MLN Crop Offering

  13. Going Forward Surveillance New Crops & Varieties Collaboration RESEARCH GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY

  14. Thank you!

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