Online Research
Project details
What we need
- A compilation of research on a specific topic (e.g. industry best practices, literature review, media contacts, industry trends, etc.) including a list of sources
- Recommendations on areas for further exploration/research
- Note: This project is not designed to be used for prospect or grant research
Additional details
We would like a 3-5,000 word white paper on Climate Change & Smallholder Farmers in the Sahel Region that explaining the 3 most pressing challenges that smallholder farmers in West Africa/Sahel region face to increase their harvests per hectare and incomes in the light of climate change,
The most promising or effective strategies to build climate resilience, current and upcoming challenges, (more details avail). The audience is nontechnical, mostly philanthropic funders, board members & public.
What we have in place
- We have agricultural experts on staff who can support in directing the researcher to various sources. We also have a team, including myself, available for review. This project is a high priority so we can work to give you whatever resources we are able to provide.
How this will help
This project will save us $5,239 , allowing us to pour our resources into our programs and serve more farmers through inclusive technology, agricultural training, and growing access to nutrition.
We are looking for ways to better communicate how our programs build climate resiliency among smallholder farmers. The Sahel Region where we work is extremely vulnerable to climate change.myAgro's work is based on proven research. This work will connect the dots between climate change research and myAgro's programs. Specifically, we are interested in working to demonstrate how myAgro's work directly contributes to building climate change resilience in West Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Project plan
Posted by
Amber C.
Global Communications Manager
Our mission
To move smallholder farmers out of poverty.
What we do
myAgro is a nonprofit social enterprise that enables smallholder farmers to use their mobile phones to pay on layaway for high quality inputs (seeds, fertilizer) and agricultural training. These investments allow farmers to produce 50-100% more food each season, significantly improving the food security of farm families and helping them move out of poverty. myAgro is the only organization globally that is implementing a mobile layaway approach to serving smallholder farmers. myAgro's model matches existing farmer behavior and needs, and unlike credit-based programs, is accessible to all farmers and requires little working capital.
MODEL
myAgro's unique mobile layaway platform allows farmers to save their funds in small increments, whenever they have cash available, using their mobile phones. myAgro's system is a smart twist on how people in developing countries buy "airtime" for their cell phones: just as farmers go to their village shop to buy scratch cards for pre-paid phone minutes, they can now buy myAgro cards and layaway $1 to $50 to purchase seed and fertilizer during the planting season. When a farmer buys a myAgro card, a text message with the card's code and amount is sent to myAgro's database, and myAgro allocates the amount to the individual farmer's account. myAgro then purchases high-quality seed and fertilizer in bulk and, at planting time, delivers them to farmers along with technical training.
