QUALITY INPUTS CHALLENGE CHALLENGE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
PROVEN INTERVENTION TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Quality seeds, fertilizer, and post-harvest storage bags) to smallholder farmers
Learn more about the Improved Farm Practices Challenge and why increasing the effective use of fertilizer has the potential to unlock significant crop yield for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa.
DISTRIBUTION MODEL INNOVATION
ARC-EN-CIEL’s mission is to increase agricultural productivity as the major source of income and employment in the South-Kivu province that will help rural communities to move out of poverty.
ARC-EN-CIEL will distribute quality farm inputs (fertilizer, seeds and post-harvest storage bags) to smallholder farmers and provide extension services on better agronomic practices through village savings groups, farmer cooperatives, and existing hardware stores.
The company was started by Waciba Swedi W’amisiand who was joined later by Byamnobe Mlongeca Evariste, Bagula Mukengere Espoir and Joseph Mkakyo Mtambala. Waciba Swedi W'Amisi serves as the Managing Directror who will oversee all days activities of ARC-EN-CIEL
PILOT AND SCALING GOALS
100 smallholder farmers trained and given the needed inputs
100 inputs packages (seeds and fertilzers) and PICS bags distributed to 100 smallholder farmers
Raise additional $10,000 within the three months
FOUNDING TEAM
Waciba Swedi W’amisi - Co-Founder and CEO
Byamnobe Mlongeca Evariste - Co-Founder and HR and Finance Manager
Bagula Mukengere Espoir - Co-Founder and Program Leads