.jpg "Mrs Samson - Tanzanian Farmer") We believe in working with those most in need: rural communities with a degrading resource base and poor access to markets and services. We know that with even a little assistance, Africa's marginalised small-scale farmers and herders can dramatically improve their lives. Investing in small-scale agriculture - the main livelihood option for the vast majority of Africans - is the best way to tackle grassroots rural poverty. We believe that by working in partnership with communities and their institutions, academic and research organisations, governments and the private sector, we can find solutions to rural poverty together, sharing skills and increasing opportunities for advocacy. We know that Africa has the knowledge and resources to help itself, which is why we aim to develop the skills of communities - particularly women - governments and the private sector. We believe in farmer-led solutions to agricultural problems and encourage farmer participatory research and planning - involving communities in the resolution of their own problems. In this way, we believe that rural communities can find their own 'pathway out of poverty' , successfully achieving our vision of a prosperous rural Africa. | 
