Impact Stories from the FO4ACP programme in Africa
Farmers’ organizations are key drivers of resilient agricultural systems, rural development, and food security. Across Africa, they support smallholder farmers to strengthen their livelihoods, access markets, adopt sustainable practices, and amplify their voices in policy dialogues.
This publication presents a series of impact stories from the Farmers’ Organizations for Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (FO4ACP) programme in Africa. Through concrete examples from countries including Benin, Malawi, Tanzania, Senegal, Kenya, and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the stories illustrate how organized farmers are building climate resilience, strengthening value chains, promoting inclusive leadership, and creating new economic opportunities in their communities.
Implemented between 2019 and 2025 in collaboration with farmers’ organizations and AgriCord agri-agencies, the programme supported 28 projects in 12 African countries, reaching tens of thousands of producers each year and strengthening farmers’ organizations institutionally and economically.
The FO4ACP programme was financed by the European Union (EU) and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and administered globally by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
Written and compiled by the AgriCord alliance.