Smallholder Women Farmer Program
Our Smallholder Women Farmer Program provides education and technology to small-scale women farmers in the Global South to support regenerative agriculture practices. By combining clean energy technology with soil health training, we equip women with the tools to increase their yields, grow their income, and build long-term resilience for their communities.
Solar Energy
We provide solar-powered irrigation systems to rural women farmers using a blended financing model, combining philanthropic funding with farmer co-investment, so that women can access clean energy technology affordably. Year-round irrigation frees farmers from dependence on unpredictable weather, enables multiple crop cycles, and diversifies what they produce. The result is increased household income, greater local food production, reduced air and noise pollution from fossil fuel-powered generators, and time saved from manual water hauling.
Reduces Pollution
A solar-powered irrigation system can displace gas or diesel generators, reducing air, noise, and water pollution.
Saves Time & Money
Solar powers irrigation all year round so farmers save money and time and grow a larger variety and quantity of crops.
Better Water Use
Low ongoing solar irrigation costs mean farmers can irrigate more strategically instead of all at once.
Improves Resilience
Controlled watering helps farmers maintain cover crops, agroforestry systems, or rotational grazing during dry periods.
Biochar
We train farmers how to make biochar from biomass waste and utilize it to enhance the quality of their soil. Biochar is a charcoal-like material made by heating organic matter in low oxygen. By turning agricultural waste into a valuable soil amendment, farmers can reduce their input costs, improve harvests, and restore degraded land using materials they already have on hand.
Improves Soil
Acting like a nutrient sponge, biochar holds onto phosphorus, nitrogen, and potassium. Its tiny pores create habitats for beneficial microbes that help plants absorb nutrients.
Carbon Storage
Since biochar is very stable it can last hundreds of years in soil, locking carbon into the ground instead of releasing it as CO₂ into the atmosphere.
Save Money
Farmers reduce input costs over time because less fertilizer and less frequent watering is needed.
Water Retention
Biochar helps soil hold moisture longer, reducing irrigation needs and buffering crops against drought stress.
Women Farmer Leadership Network
We connect farmers to one another enhancing social support, knowledge sharing, and collective power. By connecting farmers to local partners, they gain access to resources about land rights, financing, gender equity education, market access, regenerative agriculture techniques, business support, and more.