Case Studies & Impact

Farmer and partner stories demonstrating measurable, field-tested outcomes from our research.

Rubavu Post-Harvest & Soil Project Impact Story

Rubavu Post-Harvest & Soil Project

2,000+ Producers · Rubavu District

Partnering with Kilimo Trust for a 5-year project scaling conservation agriculture, organic composting, and solar post-harvest crop drying technologies. The installation of customized drying facilities reduced post-harvest losses from humidity by 30%, guaranteeing stable quality for market buyers.

Post-harvest loss: -30%
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Nutritious Potato Bread Value Chain Impact Story

Nutritious Potato Bread Value Chain

Inyamibwa Bakery · Musanze District

Value addition project developing orange-fleshed sweet potato and Irish potato blend baking products to enhance community nutritional intake and boost crop margins. By training local youth and women in specialized recipe preparation, we transformed standard local produce into high-demand bread commodities, increasing margins for primary producers by 45%.

Farmer crop margin: +45%
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Pomato: Doubling Harvests on a Single Graft Impact Story

Pomato: Doubling Harvests on a Single Graft

Smallholder Coops · Musanze District

Assessment of compatibility, growth, and yield of Tomato grafted on Irish Potato (Pomato) in Musanze District. This research ensures land use efficiency by enabling a double harvest — both potato and tomatoes — from a single plant through grafting techniques. Our test plots successfully demonstrated that smallholder farmers can produce tomato crops on top and potato tubers below, maximizing output in limited highland farm sizes.

Potato yield: 8T/ha → 15T/ha
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