Smallholders, Big Future

Our Farmers & Cooperatives

How FOF structures agricultural groups to optimize outputs, train local mentors, and build resilient village trade centers.

The Cooperative Model

Organized for Scale, Trained for Excellence

Smallholder farming can be highly fragmented. To solve this, FOF organizes over **4,500 farmers** into structured cooperatives and farming groups consisting of **15 to 50 farmers**.

Each cooperative is a registered local entity, democratically managed, and led by a trained **Lead Farmer**. By grouping farmers together, we can seamlessly coordinate bulk seed deliveries, conduct localized extension trainings, and route transport trucks directly to village buying points.

15-50

Farmers / Group

75%

Women Enrolled

350+

Lead Farmers

Zambian cooperatives in a circle meeting
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