Hope Restored in Rusenge through Conservation Agriculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aSRkIgIKTw Earlier this year, B2R Farms partnered with Compassion International to train 30 vulnerable farming families in Rusenge—one of the most food-insecure regions in Rwanda. What began as a five-day introduction to Conservation Agriculture, as developed by Foundations for Farming, has planted seeds of hope for lasting change. “When families are strengthened, development naturally follows. As a result of this […]
B2R Farms Hosts International FFF Summit in Kigali
This year, B2R Farms hosted the annual Foundations for Farming Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, bringing together more than 70 representatives from 21 countries. The event featured inspiring updates from FFF Champions who are achieving remarkable results in their local communities. Nearly half of the affiliates in attendance were young African leaders passionate about advancing the movement. With a scalable model now […]
B2R Farms Visits Farmers & Hosts Students from RICA & Africa Food Fellowship
This month, the B2R Farms team traveled across districts in Rwanda’s Northern and Western Provinces to meet with local leaders and farmers preparing for the upcoming 2026A season. We also welcomed students from the Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture and members of the African Food Fellowship to our demonstration farm in Nyamata. Together, we are laying the groundwork to bring conservation […]
B2R Farms Partners with SolarSPELL to Reach More Farmers
SolarSPELL (Solar Powered Educational Learning Library), a project of Arizona State University (ASU), creates offline digital libraries that deliver educational resources to communities with little or no internet access. Through our partnership, B2R Farms Fellows are using SolarSPELL to extend the reach of conservation agriculture across Rwanda. ASU’s research shows that conservation agriculture alone boosts maize yields by 47.5% over traditional practices. […]
B2R Farms Partners with Compassion International to Train Local Community
Last month, B2R Farms partnered with Compassion International to lead a five-day Foundations for Farming training for 30 vulnerable farming families in Rusenge, one of the most food-insecure areas in Rwanda. Thanks to the generous support of Scott and Patricia Moody, couples received hands-on training in conservation agriculture, visited demonstration plots at our Land of Goshen farm, and experienced spiritual […]
Conservation Agriculture Tripled this Farmers’ Yields — Here’s How
https://youtu.be/0ELhwEB283k?si=iG9uDDI6mBRUPFI1 After years of poor harvests, Simeon had nearly given up, but after attending B2R Farms’ training on Conservation Agriculture, everything changed. With a single plot, he harvested 600kg from just 1/16th of a hectare—and never looked back. Now, his yields are triple those of neighboring farms, even in seasons with low rainfall, like this […]
B2R Farms’ Trainees from South Sudan Build Demo Plots & Train Community
https://youtu.be/7JTTwxeOc-c?si=LHqIZYADlPbVJjFZ For four months, B2R Farms’ has hosted four South Sudanese Fellows, teaching them Foundations for Farming methodologies and how to train others in their communities in South Sudan. Today, these Fellows have returned home and already established three demonstration plots in Juba and trained 18 new champion farmers. They hope to reach up to […]
B2R Farms Fellowship Program Grows to 109 Fellows
https://youtu.be/CS2QCETmmk4?si=NuymHRboG82v0nuS To date, 69 B2R Farms Fellows are stationed in local sectors across Rwanda, with 40 new Fellows being recruited this month. Each incoming group of Fellows undergoes intensive Foundations for Farming training at B2R Farms’ Land of Goshen,where they develop their skills as farm managers and FFF Trainers before joining their peers in the […]
ToTs Taught by B2R Farms Train Over 100,000 Farmers in Rwanda
In September 2024, the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Board (RAB) asked B2R Farms to train over 2,000 agriculture officers and community leaders from the District-level down to local Cells. The result has been amazing! Today, the 2,000 Trainers of Trainers (ToTs) have taught Foundations for Farmings’ conservation agriculture methodologies to over 100,000 farmers in […]
B2R Farms’ Land of Goshen Becomes Thriving Demo Farm & Training Hub
https://youtu.be/djngn4qyFNg?si=5qJVHynOV3lbN6WB We are excited to share the continued growth of B2R Farms – Land of Goshen! Today, the 10.8 hectares that were once an untouched field are now a thriving demonstration farm with crops such as beans, maize, Irish potatoes, carrots, and many more, all grown using conservation agriculture. In addition, Land of Goshen has […]
Webinar: How FFF is Transforming the Lives of African Farmers
https://youtu.be/mtr7FaBNX1w?si=QMsJn4vQZAVTM8uB B2R Farms’ webinar, “Solving the World’s Greatest Problems: How Foundations for Farming is Transforming the Lives of African Farmers.” During this session, you will learn about: How Foundations for Farming is increasing yields by 100-200% while reducing labor costs by 45% How other African countries are adopting these life-changing principles How you can help […]
B2R Farms Trains Representatives from GoldYouth Organization
https://youtu.be/DZQKdeKI5HY?si=2frB4g7U11olIEoW This month, B2R Farms trained a group from GoldYouth, a youth development organization currently based in six different African countries. Since 2004, GoldYouth has worked with over 90,000 young people across Africa, empowering them with opportunities and training to help them live a life of purpose and impact. Following their one-week training in Foundations […]