Power to Producers

Avocado Society of Tanzania

Agricultural Officers at the Avocado Society of Tanzania offer vital training and support for thousands of remote avocado farmers. These motorbikes are essential to reaching the most rural farmers with around 10,000 people set to benefit from this purchase.

Avocado Society of Tanzania

Staff are currently using their own old personal computers and they print documents externally, which is costly. A grant to change this would be transformative.

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Tanzania Delicious Cashews

With your help, over 2,100 people will benefit from more accurate and more efficient weighing of cashews.

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Tanzania Delicious Cashews

This machine separates cashew shells and kernels at a rate of 60kg per hour – far faster than doing the work by hand. That means more income for farmers at TDC. It’s a crucial step in growing to meet the rising demand for their cashews.

Tanzania Delicious Cashews

Without a moisture meter, farmers must estimate the moisture levels – mistakes are common and cashews are lost. This device removes all doubt in the process and ensures many more cashews make it to market.

Tanzania Delicious Cashews

This machine is crucial for getting higher value, premium orders.

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Kazi Yetu

New international regulation calls for detailed mapping of producer farms. This equipment would allow tea growers to stay in vital international markets – instead of being frozen out. Around 2,000 people will benefit from a set of 5 GPS mapping devices.

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Mababu Cocoa Collective

When Mababu cocoa producers process their cocoa pods, into cocoa powder and cocoa jelly, they can earn three times the sale price. This cocoa dryer allows that to happen. Drying cocoa pods is an essential par t of the process that triples incomes for marginalised producers – a life-changing difference. Just one cocoa dr yer can benefit 850 people.

2 tea grower associations in Panchagarh district

Smallholder tea farmers often suffer long-term health impacts from the physical strain of plucking tea leaves. These machines mechanically pluck and prune bushes, allowing small tea growers to produce more efficiently whilst protecting their health. Each machine will support 144 people.

13 farmer associations in the Kurigram, Gaibadha, Jashore, and Faridpur districts

Farmers in these associations currently prepare soil for planting by hand-tilling; a time-consuming, labour-intensive process. Power tillers would reduce this workload, and each machine would help over 1,416 people benefit from increased productivity.

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13 farmer associations in the Kurigram, Gaibadha, Jashore, and Faridpur districts

A rice transplanter can plant one acre of paddy in just two hours – far quicker than hand planting. Uniform planting by these machines increases yields and food security for small farmers – with as many as 1,403 people benefitting from each tiller.

10 farmer associations in Mymensingh and Sherpur districts

Increasingly, seeds are controlled by large private companies – but these seedbanks could help restore farmers autonomy over their land. Local seedbanks preserve the genetic diversity of crops, improving resilience to climate disasters - helping 11,790 people across 10 seed banks.

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4 farmer associations in Sathkira district

Bangladesh’s southwestern coast faces extreme water scarcity. These rainwater harvesting systems would improve community health outcomes, and enable people to begin or resume farming, generating vital income. 324 people will see these benefits from each rainwater system installed.

Meru Herbs

Meru Herbs initially invested in solar panels in 2017. However, the batteries have been depleted and need replacing. Right now, Meru Herbs are frequently forced to use expensive and unreliable grid electricity – limiting their output and ability to support 170 workers and farmers.

Nyeri Chai Farmers Association

Tea farmers lack adequate protective clothing, especially during the cold season. Providing sewing machines and fabric will enable local, sustainable clothing production - generating an additional income stream whilst improving workplace safety for farmers. 3,000 people would benefit from these sewing machines and materials.

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Pahariya Farmer Producer Company

Without adequate shelter, intense summer heat leads to the deaths of many goats – hitting farmers incomes hard. Construction of these sheds will reduce livestock deaths and protect livelihoods too.

Grassroots tea corporation, Assam

Currently, the moisture content of tea is measured manually. This meter will improve quality control, making the tea more acceptable at market and therefore increasing the price for small tea growers – supporting approximately 1000 people.

Grassroots tea corporation, Assam

A set of stainless steel bowls and utensils to ensure proper handling and storage of processed tea, along with digital scales for accurate bulk measurement of tea for wholesale. The gamlas will directly benefit 20 people, and the digital platform weighing scale will help approximately 1000 people.

Grassroots tea corporation

Manual tea bag packing is time-consuming and risky – small mistakes can lead to the rejection of a large production lot. Automating the process could significantly increase productivity for as many as 1,000 small tea growers.

Tea associations in West Bengal and Assam

Access to sewing machines will allow tea group member to start small businesses and diversify their incomes. Each machine will be used by five tea workers, allowing them to build their financial independence.