Our Impact

8

countries reached with agriculture programs

22k

Liberian farmers trained in climate-smart agriculture

78%

of farmers served are women and adolescent girls

900k+

farmers trained since 2012

BRAC’s agriculture programs elevate farmers and their families out of hunger and malnutrition into secure, sustainable livelihoods.

With decades of experience strengthening livelihoods and reducing poverty in rural communities, BRAC understands the challenges farmers face and recognizes their huge untapped potential. Its agriculture programs tackle these challenges holistically by strengthening livelihoods, linking market systems, improving nutrition, and building resilience to climate change.

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Our approach

Training and support

BRAC’s agriculture programs train farmers in climate-smart agriculture and raising poultry and livestock and equip them with inputs like seeds, tools, poultry, livestock, and feed to jumpstart their businesses. BRAC also recruits and trains local leaders to serve as community promoters who provide onsite support and advice to farmers, help them resolve challenges, and sell goods such as animal feed, medication, seeds, and fertilizer.

Training and support

John a farmer in Liberia

Strengthening markets

BRAC complements its training and support for farmers by strengthening rural value chains, connecting farmers to markets, and investing in local agriculture businesses. BRAC runs social enterprises, including seed farms, poultry hatcheries, and feed mills, creating a market of affordable, quality inputs for farmers. BRAC also fills gaps in local value chains by connecting farmers to markets where they can sell their products profitably. For example, in Bangladesh, BRAC’s dairy enterprise purchases milk from local dairy farmers at a fair price, linking them to sustainable sources of income. BRAC also invests in local micro-entrepreneurs who sell important agricultural resources like feed, seed, and tools, training them in business skills and equipping them with more inventory to grow their businesses.

Strengthening markets

harriet and a local farmer-1500x1000

Nutrition and food security

In Liberia, where increasing prevalence of child malnutrition affects the poorest communities, BRAC engages pregnant women and young mothers in nutrition forums and awareness campaigns, educating them about the importance of breastfeeding, child nutrition, hygiene, and food safety to promote healthy families and communities.

Nutrition and food security

Emmanual a local famer

Research and innovation

BRAC collaborates with agriculture research groups and governments to help research and develop improved crop varieties that are higher quality, have better nutritional value, and can survive in challenging conditions amid climate change.

Research and innovation

chickens feeding

Our work in action

Mary's magic potatoes

With one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world, Uganda needs solutions like healthy, affordable food. Enter the orange-fleshed sweet potato, fortified with Vitamin A to reduce micronutrient deficiencies in children. BRAC is helping local farmers cultivate the potatoes and educating mothers about their health benefits.

Defeating hunger does not depend only on the science of food production. It requires us to address the problem of powerlessness among the poor.”
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, BRAC Founder
For more details on our agriculture programs, download our fact sheet.

Program Highlights

A farmer’s journey to save his family from hunger

Before the second civil war erupted in Liberia, Roland had a thriving farm that enabled him to support his family. But years of conflict severely damaged the country’s agriculture sector, and Roland lost everything. Today, Roland is charting a pathway to a better life for his family.

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