Beyond the spot price
A commercial contract is not a land policy. This pillar links supply stability with fairness towards long-standing producer communities.
Pillars
3/4Partner producers
Climate shocks and world prices hit small farms first. HFAM co-funds water-wise equipment, agroecological practice and emergency relief when harvests fail.
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Sustainable practices and certification pathways for export
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Lowering water pressure (e.g. solar irrigation)
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Climate emergency funds to smooth harvest crises
Geographic focus
West and East Africa plus partner farms in Morocco, programmes follow sesame, sunflower and avocado basins.
Pillars
Programmes and target partners
Sustainable farming practices (non-GMO, crop rotation)
- Geographic area / Zone
- Burkina Faso · Tanzania · Nigeria
- Target beneficiaries / Beneficiaries
- Partner sesame/sunflower producers
- Intended impact
- Agronomic resilience + raw material quality
Solar irrigation systems
- Geographic area / Zone
- Kenya · Morocco (avocado)
- Target beneficiaries / Beneficiaries
- Direct partner farms
- Intended impact
- ≈40% lower water footprint
Access to certified non-GMO seed
- Geographic area / Zone
- West Africa
- Target beneficiaries / Beneficiaries
- Smallholders outside certified networks
- Intended impact
- Quality + EU Organic certification access
Income diversification programme
- Geographic area / Zone
- Monoculture areas
- Target beneficiaries / Beneficiaries
- Producer families
- Intended impact
- Economic resilience of rural families
Climate emergency fund (harvest shocks)
- Geographic area / Zone
- All partner countries
- Target beneficiaries / Beneficiaries
- Contracted cooperatives & farms
- Intended impact
- Supply continuity + producer protection