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OAF Town HallOne Acre FundTaking Agricultural Technologies to Scale
February 11th, 2015 – Eric Solomonson, Agriculture Research Manager
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Today’s agenda
The One Acre Fund operating model
What we do at scale
Where we work
Scaling new technologies
Our research platform
Looking forward
Longer-term impact work
Q&A
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How we deliver
Our Distribution Network (Kenya)
806 input delivery points
All within walking distance
1,100 tons of seed
8,000 tons of fertilizer
93,000 solar lamps
135,000 farmers
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Our Impact
Scale:Families served
Impact:2x farm profit per acre
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Control Test
Sustainability:Earned revenue ($ USD)
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Where we work
Kenya
Rwanda
Burundi
Tanzania
Uganda
Malawi
Ethiopia
Direct Program
Fertilizer Services
Seed Services
Training Services
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Product selection
We select products based on their ability to improve farmer livelihoods, specifically focusing on the following criteria:
Impact: can a product significantly increase a farmer’s income?
We are increasingly looking at impact through a long-term lens as well, considering soil fertility and environmental impacts.
Adoptability: are a significant number of farmers willing to purchase this product?
This is often a function of cost, cultural practice, preference, and simplicity
Operability: can we scale this product with a minimal increase in operational complexity?
This is often a function of product availability, size, and storability.
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Research Stations
Kakamega, Kenya
Gucha, Kenya
Kendu Bay, Kenya
Rubengera, Rwanda
Muramvya, Burundi
Iringa, Tanzania
Kakamega Research Station• 10 acres• 15 different crops• 73 treatments• Randomized Complete Block Design (6 replicates)
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Farmer Trials
2015 Long Rains trials include: Small-quantity lime application Urea vs CAN topdress Compost application Maize-bean intercrop Maize-soybean intercrop Leaf count-based topdress Bean disease management Green gram agronomy IR maize seed in striga areas Zai pits in low-rainfall areas Pigeon pea agronomy
Kenya (2014 Long Rains) 21 trials 7 different crops 3,135 farmers ¼ acre split plot design Sites are geo-tagged (most) soils are sampled Yields are physically measured Farmer preferences are recorded
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Scale Trials
We are looking to:
1. Understand real-world farmer adoption levels
2. Understand obstacles or limitations to offering this new technology at larger scale.
Additionally, we run scale trials to:
1. Understand what marketing techniques may work best for different products.
2. Understand which maize varieties are likely to perform best in different areas.
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Input from the best
We get a lot of our program content from direct farmer feedback. However, we need input from a wide range of experts to take our work to the next level including
The Research Community
Industry Professionals
Government
We view ourselves as scaling partners with logistical expertise.
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Our work with agroforestry
Focus on Grevillea robusta
We distribute 10g of seed to each farmer in the program (80,000 in 2014).
We provide training on how to properly plant and transplant seedlings.
We encourage farmers to grow their trees for at least six years before cutting.
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Sharing results
• Agriculture Innovation
• Farm Finance
• Social Enterprise
• Agriculture Policy
• Failures
• Annual Reports