"For decades African agriculture has been neglected, and the price for this neglect is now glaring. . . This is not acceptable. It is time for Africa to produce its own food and attain self-sufficiency in food production."Kofi Annan, 30 April 2008 For over 20 years, FARM-Africa has been working to improve the lives of smallholder farmers and pastoralists through innovative and sustainable agricultural practices. Our mission is more relevant now than it has ever been. Poverty in Africa continues to increase and rising world food prices impact most heavily on the poor. These people face the largest risks to their food security and livelihoods, and what smallholder farmers and rural Africans need is the support FARM-Africa is able to provide to take control of their own futures. During 2007, FARM-Africa has continued to pioneer new approaches to enable Africa's smallholder farmers and pastoralists to produce more food and improve their lives. Some of our achievements are highlighted in our 2007/08 Annual Review. None of them would have been possible without our many supporters. Thank you for your interest and support. We have achieved much in 2007, but we still have much to do in 2008 and beyond. We look forward to the challenge with your help.  | 
The 2007/08 Annual Review details examples of our work across eastern Africa, helping farmers and herders pull themselves out of poverty. From our innovative Maendeleo Agricultural Technology Fund, to our work scaling up projects, in Bale, Ethiopia and Kitui and Mwingi, Kenya we are working to acheive our vision of a prosperous rural Africa.
