Taking smallholder farming to the next level: Evaluating the Farm Incubator Model on its applicability in Sub-Saharan Africa. A mixed-methods approach

In developing countries, dependency on the agricultural sector, especially represented by smallholder farmers, is high. Approximately 90% of food in Africa is produced by smallholders.<br/>Smallholder farmers are defined as farmers cultivating less than 2 ha. They often run their business relying on traditional farming methods, making limited...

Prepayment for handpumps

Handpumps are the main source of clean water for poor rural areas. Most of these pumps are maintained and managed locally. Unfortuantely this management model has proven ineffective leaving roughly 30% of handpumps out of order. Our vision is to improve handpump sustainability by moving maintenance and management responsibilities to the private...