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Agri-Bridges to Scale Up & Sustainability
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FCI’s 121 Commercialization & Markets Programmes: 34 Current
MALAWI | Transforming Household Resilience in Vulnerable Environment (THRIVE) Programme
Transforming Household Resilience in Vulnerable Environment (THRIVE) programme is being implemented by a consortium led by World Vision that includes, Farm Concern International,...
MALAWI | Strengthening Linkages between Small Actors and Buyers in the Roots and Tubers sector in Africa Project
Farm Concern International, FCI Malawi has been implementing Strengthening Linkages between Small Actors and Buyers in the Roots and Tubers sector in Africa...
KENYA | Cooperative Agri-business Sustainability Approach- Nyalani irrigation scheme
Cooperative Agri-business Sustainability Approach is an initiative funded by M-pesa Foundation and implemented by Farm Concern International to enhance agribusiness and commercialization sustainability...
Sustainable Agriculture & Women’s Advancement Programme
The UK Government through Traidcraft Exchange has funded Farm Concern International to implement Sustainable Agriculture & Women’s Advancement programme that aims to improve...
KENYA | Pwani Commercial Villages for Markets Programme
Pwani Commercial Villages for markets is a two-year programme funded by Tearfund UK and implemented by Farm Concern International, FCI, in partnership with...
TANZANIA | Commercial Villages for Sustainable Communities Programme
Acacia- Pangea Minerals in Buzwagi has supported Farm Concern International (FCI) to create vibrant and resilient agricultural systems with sustainable livelihoods, inclusive income...
AFRICA | Agri-Market Service Centres Sustainability Programme
Rockefeller Foundation has funded FCI to develop and implement an enterprise upgrading strategy for Commodity Aggregation Centres graduated into sustainable Agri-Market Services Centres...
UGANDA | Commercial Villages for Markets Access and Financial Services Programme
Stromme Foundation has supported Farm Concern International, FCI, to implement Commercial Villages for Market Access & Financial Services Project for 1,000 smallholder farmers...
TANZANIA | Zanzibar Cassava Commercialization and Processing
AGRA has partnered with Farm Concern International, FCI to increase income for 10,592 smallholder farmers by linking them with 25 buyers to realise...
KENYA | USAID Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprise: Feed the Future
The United States Agency for International Development through the Kenya Agricultural Value Chain Enterprises (KAVES) project has funded Farm Concern International, FCI to...
KENYA | Agro-pastoralist Commercialization and Markets in Northern Kenya
Tearfund UK has supported Farm Concern International, FCI, to commercialize 9,669 Agropastoralists in Northern Kenya and partner with 33 wholesale buyers to activate...
TANZANIA | Bee Enterprise (BEET) Programme
Traidcraft has funded FCI to increase incomes of poor communities in Tabora region and Rufiji district in Pwani region through the Commercial Village...
SOUTH AFRICA | Rural Commercialization & Market Development
FCI targets alternative sources of livelihoods for the youth thus contributing directly to job creation, crime and poverty reduction in South Africa
KENYA & TANZANIA | Cassava Village Processing Initiative
AGRA has funded Farm Concern International, FCI to link 113,292 smallholder farmers with 244 buyers to sell commodities worth USD 144 Million in...
MALAWI | Enhanced Market Access for Irish Potatoes
IFAD has supported Farm Concern International, FCI, to trigger commercialization for 5,335 smallholder farmers and partner with 116 wholesale buyers to generate sales...
KENYA | Nutrition, Markets, Value chains & Commercialization
FCI partnered with APHIA plus Western Kenya to implement Value Chain Development intervention in four pilot sites in Western Kenya i.e. Cheptais, Mumias,...
TANZANIA | Rice Market Development Programme
World Vision Australia has supported Farm Concern International to contribute towards improved community resilience, food security and climate change adaptation for the wellbeing...
KENYA | Passion and Mango Market Access Development (PAMA) Programme
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Coca Cola Foundation funded Farm Concern International with the aim of facilitating more than 50,000 small-...
KENYA | Child Labour Mitigation Programme through Smallholder Commercialization
1 million children aged 5-17 years, 7.9% of the total number of children are still working in Kenya and remain deprived thereof quality...
SOMALIA | Rural Commercialization & Markets (RuCom)
European Commission in conjunction with Food and Agriculture Organization for the United Nations, FAO has partnered with Farm Concern International, FCI to commercialize...
KENYA | Soy & Climbing Beans Commercialization (SoCo) Project
SoCo project was implemented by a consortium of partner institutions including Kenyatta University (KU), Ministry of Agriculture (Extension Services Department), FCI and Kenya Agricultural Research...
RWANDA | Multi-Value Chain and Enterprise Development
Through support from World Vision Rwanda, Farm Concern International is impacting over 6,000 small holder farmers by helping them partner with 171 buyers...
KENYA | Horticulture Competitiveness Project (KHCP)
Without significant collateral, mainstream banks are reluctant to lend to smallholders. However, smallholders in Lake Victoria qualified for loans worth Ksh 1.85 million...
KENYA | Women in Agri-Trade
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has supported Farm Concern International, FCI to link 8,669 women smallholder farmers with 489 buyers and sell commodities...
Livestock Marketing for Northern Kenya
World Vision Canada has supported Farm Concern International, FCI to enhance livelihood resilience of 2017 pastoralists by generating sales worth USD 1 Million...
TANZANIA | Rice Value Chain Commercialization
World Vision Australia has supported Farm Concern International, FCI to commercialize 11,000 smallholder rice farmers and consolidate project sales amounting to USD 9...
Cassava4Food
Cassava Chipping, the easy way: The Kijiji Mobile Chipper
From Relief Food to Commercial Village - The Story of Mbuvo Commercial Village
FCI Blog
- Flour Blending for Food Security, Nutrition and Employment
- Tearfund Eastern and Southern Africa SHG & CLA Facilitators Capacity Building Workshop
- Optimizing the sports space for repositioning & building image of agriculture among youth in Africa
- FCI at the 5th Annual Agribusiness Congress East Africa, 29th to 30th November 2017 in Kampala, Uganda
Business Models Tool Kit based on thematic areas
COMMERCIAL VILLAGES MODEL | Commercialization Graduation Pathway
An innovative hybrid business model, tested & proven over 12 years in Africa; social villages are graduated into commercialized...
YOUTH in Agri-ICT, Trade & Enterprises
As FCI catalyzes village economies, profitable opportunities emerge for youth, who on average are 20% of FCI farmers...
WOMEN | Mama Trade, Enterprises & Empowerment
Empowering women to transition their subsistence activities into profitable enterprises is a key focus in FCI’s interventions.....
FOOD SECURITY and Agri-nutrition
FCI has designed nutrition sensitive solutions; a practical integrated approach to address household nutrition insecurity...
FINANCIAL INCLUSION | Households & Informal Markets
FCI promotes after-sales saving culture among smallholders through the Commercial Village Savings & investment Scheme...
CLIMATE RESILIENT Commercial Villages
FCI’s work in 20,000 villages has consolidated agri-data showing negative impact of emerging climate loss and solutions...
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT & Sustainability
FCI is transforming Agri-enterprises into viable and profitable entities through systematic capacity development & training...
TRADITIONAL FOODS and Image Building
Demand creation triggered by FCI through targeted market segments through customized consumer messaging for families...
Case Studies
Smallholder's beans yield doubles after embracing E-warehouse programme
Farmers have often been frustrated by post-harvest losses they encounter due to poor post-harvest handling processes, especially storage....
Eastern region farmers reaping millions from sales through commercial village business
Farmers in Eastern region are reaping millions of shillings from sales of green grams, tomatoes, water melons and...
Farmers realize income worth USD 21,010.9 from Honey Farming in three months
Farm Concern International (FCI) with funding from Traidcraft enabled beekeepers in Rufiji and Tabora to increase their income....
Kafulama Commercial Village farmers realized over USD 7,000 in sales in Malawi
Kafulama Commercial Village smallholder farmers realized sales worth over USD 7,000 from collective marketing under the Malawi Potato...
Smallholder Farmer makes a 733% increase in profits from Market Linkages
Charles Sekazuba, a resident of Kinigi in Northwest of Rwanda, has benefitted from Farm Concern International, FCI’s market...
Cash flow to repay debt and restock business from new green gram farming
It dawned on Ms. Hakule Dida that farming right has great potential to earn more after attending commercialization...
Monthly traded volumes increase by 100% as a result of collective sourcing from Commercial Villages
Mr. Khoswe sells onions and tomatoes and cabbages during peak seasons at Thondwe Market. He could not procure...
Linkage to Commercial Villages helps Ayinkamiye triple the volume traded daily
There is one open market that operates at night in Kigali and that is the Irish Potato market...
Value Chain Analysis
KENYA | Value Chain Validation Assessment
According to the assessment conducted by Farm Concern International,FCI for the USAID- Feed the Future, Kenya Agricultural Valu...
MALAWI | Value Chain Market Research for roots & tubers and vegetable
A value chain Analysis conducted by Farm Concern International, FCI in Malawi revealed that the total annual market size for th...
TANZANIA | Assessment of Value Chain Post Harvest Practices
According to a study conducted by Farm Concern International to assess the postharvest handling practices of small scale farmer...
RWANDA | Value Chain Opportunity Analysis for Smallholders
According to a Value Chain Analysis and Small holder Commercialization Opportunities Study in Rwanda conducted by Farm Concern ...
Our Social Investment Development Partners
FCI VISION :Commercialized smallholder communities with increased incomes for improved, stabilized & sustainable livelihoods in Africa and beyond.