Investment Vouchers

The Challenge: Although investments in agriculture, like fertilizer, have high returns, farmers don't seem to be making them

In sub-Saharan Africa, 50% of the population lives on less than $1 a day, and many rely on agriculture as a principal source of livelihood. At the subsistence level, however, farmers are barely producing enough to feed their families.  In this region, agriculture yields remain low and stagnant.