Walisha's One Year of Impact
From December 2023, Walisha set out on a path to bring growth, scalability, long-term productivity, profitability and sustainability for smallholder farmers in Rwanda.
A Formidable, Trusted Leadership Team Cultivating the Vision
- 2 Cornell Brooks School Alumni Co-Founders
- Advisory Board made up of;
- Distinguished Professors from Cornell’s Brooks School of Public Policy, Cornell’s College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, and Public Policy Professionals.
- Sustainability Experts
- Seasoned Economists
Purposeful Partnerships for Sustainable Change
In one year, Walisha has built partnerships with;
- The University of Rwanda
- The Rwanda Agricultural Board
- A local non-governmental organization
- Agricultural entrepreneurs
- Farmer cooperatives
Together with our partners, we continue to create meaningful, lasting change for the communities we serve.
Training That Reaches Thousands of Farmers
In one year, Walisha has;
Developed
Effective
Programs
40
Trained extension officers (who hadn’t received training in more than 20 years)
Who in turn have gone on to work with nearly
3700
farmers
Carried out on-ground visit to assess progress and gain insights directly from farmers.
Equipping The Farmer and Growing the Farm
Purposed to support from seed to sale, we have equipped farmers with:
Viable Seeds
Knowledge in the latest sustainable agricultural practices
Effective use of tools
Access to Arable Land
Direct line to market to avoid loss of harvest.
Results on the ground
Developed nearly 20 hectares of wheat, barley and bean crops to pilot irrigation and precision farming technology.
20
hectares of wheat, barley and bean crops
Our Next Steps
Improve farmers’ ability to store grain
Develop farmer cooperative capacities.
Develop community-owned flour mills
Expand our reach to 15,000 farmers
Expansion into the rest of East Africa
Your support makes all the difference
We’ve done all this in just one year with less than USD 100,000, raised from our founders and goodwill supporters. Imagine how much more we could do with your support?
Transform their lives and improve food security in Africa.
Let’s make impact together.
