| How will my donation help? |
Self Help Africa aim to provide farmers in rural Africa with the skills necessary to produce their own seed. your donations will go towards helping quality seed production, which will provide food and an income for seed growers, increased harvests for farmers sowing the seed and reduce poverty and hunger.
Aims
To enable farmers and seed growers to produce increased quality seed in a diverse range of crops.
Activities
» Increase & Diversify certified seed production, ensuring greater quantities of different cash and food crops.
» Provide access to new varieties – working with research institutes to develop varieties adapted to different agro-ecological environments
» Build capacity of relevant structures ensuring active, viable seed enterprises & develop business skills and links to markets for farmers & growers
» Build a body of evidence and ensure dissemination to inform the development sector of ISSD thinking & wider agricultural development practice.
Success will mean smallholder farmers will have enough food to feed their families all year round, have money to pay for essentials and have the skills to try new activities.
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