Blog 9

One Acre Fund

Key Partners:  Small time Farmers, Micro-finance/loan institutions, Fertilizer and seed suppliers, NGO donors/funds, and donors

Key Activities: Training farmers, Financing, distribution to markets, market facilitation, fundraising, impact assessment, finding and vetting farmers, outreach

Key Resources: Training/on the ground staff, donations, impact statistics,

Value Proposition: Farmers- Sustainable increases in yields and income. Donors: Money used to create positive impact through a sustainable and effective proven strategy.

Customer Relationships: Convenience of delivery, impactful and useful training, trust between One Acre and farmers, Flexible loans, transparency with donors and potential donors.

Customer Segments: Small Farmers, donors

Channels: Website, delivery vans, word of mouth by farmers, donors tell each other about One Acre

Revenue Stream: Grants, donations, farmers (loans)

Cost Structure: Salaries for training staff/transportation, delivery of fertilizer and seeds, low overheads, market facilitation, advertising, finding new farmers

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