Trees help restore soil, stabilise yields, and give families a long-term financial buffer, while also supporting climate mitigation when grown at scale. Over nearly two decades, One Acre Fund has helped farmers plant more than 350 million trees across Africa and is now working toward an ambitious goal of one billion trees by 2030. Kenya,where environmental degradation and climate pressures are particularly severe, remains the core driver of this expansion.
In partnership with Ecologi, this project will support the planting of 810,000 trees in Kenya. The initiative provides farmers with high-quality, locally appropriate seedlings along with hands-on training on planting techniques and long-term care. By integrating trees directly into their croplands, participating families will restore soil health, increase yields, and build long-term resilience while contributing to climate mitigation and the regeneration of Kenya’s rural landscapes.
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Through your support, Ecologi will enable more than 34,000 smallholder families across Mount Kenya and the Coastal region to plant 2,750,000 new trees this year.
One Acre Fund’s agroforestry program continues to play a critical role in restoring landscapes, improving rural livelihoods, and generating climate resilience at scale across Kenya.
Nzaphila Wato, a tree farmer in Kenya’s Coast Region, is restoring his farm’s ecological health while building a long-term source of income.
Before joining One Acre Fund in 2024, the high cost of seedlings limited how many trees he could plant. After three seasons participating in our agroforestry program, access to affordable seedlings has enabled him to plant trees on a greater scale.
Over the next five years, Nzaphila plans to develop a small forest that will support local biodiversity while generating income through sustainable timber production and beekeeping.
In 2025, farmers in One Acre Fund’s Kenya agroforestry program were provided with 18 different tree varieties, including a growing range of fruit and nut species. We served over 425,000 smallholders in 2025 who planted over 37 million trees. 2,750,000 of these were directly planted thanks to Ecologi’s support. One Acre Fund delivered locally tailored packages of trees and shrubs to Kenyan smallholders, along with hands-on training and ongoing support to ensure strong survival rates, long-term benefits, and durable landscape restoration.
One Acre Fund served over 425,000 smallholders in 2025 who planted over 37 million trees. 2,750,000 of these were directly planted thanks to Ecologi’s grant.
Planting 810,000 trees strengthens climate resilience across some of Kenya’s most affected farming regions. As the trees grow, they sequester carbon and reduce pressure on natural forests by offering farm-grown alternatives for timber and fuel. Their presence in agricultural fields also helps buffer crops from the effects of climate change (drought, heat stress, and erratic rainfall), making smallholder farms more resilient over time. In a region where climate volatility increasingly threatens livelihoods, these trees serve as a long-term natural defence system.
These Sustainable Development Goals show the wider outcomes this project supports beyond its headline impact.
Through One Acre Fund’s training and follow-up support, farmers gain practical skills in agroforestry and climate-smart agriculture, empowering communities with knowledge that will continue to support them for generations.
For smallholder families, trees provide both immediate and long-term benefits. Improved soil health and microclimates result in higher and more reliable crop yields, thereby strengthening household food security and income.
In a region where climate volatility increasingly threatens livelihoods, these trees serve as a long-term natural defence system.
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One Acre Fund is an agricultural service provider that supports Africa's smallholder farmers to build resilient communities.
