Mercy Corps is a global team of humanitarians working together on the front lines of today’s biggest crises to create a future of possibility, where everyone can prosper. In more than 40+ countries around the world, over 5,400+ team members work side by side with people living through poverty, disaster, violent conflict, and the acute impacts […]
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Dovetail Impact Foundation invests time, treasure, and talent in organisations that promote human flourishing. DIF is based on the Biblical mandate that to whom much is given, much is expected. The foundation partners with organisations that use funds effectively, that do the most with the least, always being respectful and encouraging to those they serve. […]
Read moreCAF Venturesome is the social investment team of Charities Aid Foundation, CAF. It provides repayable finance to help social enterprises, charities and community-led housing groups make an impact. It is supported by funders who want to use their charitable funds to achieve a social as well as a financial return. CAF Venturesome recycles the money […]
Read moreRepublica del Cacao is a B Corporation from Ecuador dedicated to creating the most authentic Latin American chocolate hand in hand with local communities. As part of our Digital Cooperatives project, we are working with Republica del Cacao to design didactical digital materials for women in Peru to improve their skills in micro-enterprise development and […]
Read moreClimate Edge is a London based company that is developing agricultural weather stations to identify what conditions are harming yield and quality most. Their services allow smallholder farmers to keep track of these conditions and take actions to mitigate the impact of climate change. As part of the World Bank project we are working with […]
Read moreThe International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) is a not-for-profit research and development organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger while protecting natural resources in developing countries. Starting in 2018, with our World Bank project, we have partnered with CIAT to provide data and information on climate trends in accessible and manageable formats to farmers […]
Read moreAt the start of 2018, the World Bank awarded Producers Direct as part of their Development Data Innovation Projects. Collaborating with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT); Climate Edge; and WeFarm, this project aims to help smallholder farmers respond to climate risks by integrating multiple sources of data and then presenting them with a personalized, […]
Read moreCafédirect was founded in direct response to the coffee crisis of 1989, when prices plummeted and farmers were struggling to break even, let alone make a profit. In 2010, Cafédirect raised the bar even further and created Producers Direct. Cafédirect and Producers Direct have worked closely together over the years to help smallholder tea and […]
Read moreThe Global Resilience Partnership aims to help millions of vulnerable people in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, and South and Southeast Asia better adapt to shocks and chronic stresses and invest in a more resilient future. The GRP have been supporting Producers Direct since we were one of the winners of their first challenge […]
Read moreComic Relief has awarded Producers Direct three grants in support of programming in East Africa and to support Producers Direct’s producer-led governance. Most recently Comic Relief has supported in the setup and implementation of 3 Centres of Excellence in East Africa.
Read moreProducers Direct’s Innovation by Smallholders to enhance Productivity, Incomes, Resources and Enterprise (INSPIRE) is funded by the Big Lottery Fund. This project is based in Peru and is based around the setting up of Centre of Excellence with three of our producer partners in the country.
Read moreProducers Direct won the 2014 Google Impact Challenge for WeFarm. This enabled us to spin WeFarm off as a stand alone social enterprise. You can keep up to date with WeFarm’s incredible work bringing the power of internet to people without it here.
Read moreFairtrade International has been a long-term supported of Producers Direct. Most recently they have lended extra support to our Big Lottery Fund sponsored project work, scaling out the Centres of Excellence in Peru.
Read moreOpenIDEO chose Producers Direct’s work with Digital Farm as a Top Idea for its call “How might we apply new technologies to make agriculture and water systems more resilient in the face of climate threats?” This work led to Producers Direct’s inclusion in the Climate Ventures 2.0 accelerator programme led by Good Company Ventures in […]
Read moreThe seventh in a series of Mastercard Innovation Hubs, Mastercard Labs for Financial Inclusion is the first Lab in Africa and the first to focus exclusively on financial inclusion. Producers Direct have partnered with Mastercard Labs to pilot 2kuze – a digital platform connecting farmers, agents, and buyers that allows smallholders to gain greater pricing […]
Read moreRestless Development is a youth-led international development agency that works together to help young people make lasting change in their communities and countries. Producers Direct have been partnering with Restless Uganda to help support the development of youth-led agri-enterprises at our Centres of Excellence.
Read moreChampion is the UK’s only social enterprise and creative agency that champions young creative talent and organisations they believe in. We have been working Champion since 2016 to help develop our brand presence and data systems.
Read moreIntellisoft Plus are a Kenyan based tech company that are committed to catalyzing the transformation and growth of Africa. They have become a key partner of Producers Direct, vital to helping test and implement tech based solutions in the field with smallholder farmers.
Read moreKENVO is a community-based organization engaged in developing sustainable nature conservation programs in the Kikuyu Escarpment Forest, Kenya. Alongside Restless Uganda, KENVO have been involved in training young people, developing exchange visits to build youth engagement with our Centres of Excellence in Kenya and Uganda.
Read moreThose provides expertise in producing innovative digital and physical design. They have supported Producers Direct to deliver numerous projects including the realization of innovations developed by farmers and the development of the initial concept and platform of WeFarm with the design agency Airside.
Read moreNominet Trust is the leading social tech funder. It seeks to bring together, invest in and support people making imaginative use of technology to address complex social challenges. Nominet Trust has supported Producers Direct with early exploration into WeFarm as well our work looking at the applications of IoT technology for smallholder farmers.
Read moreThe Knight Foundation is a US based funder that aims to foster informed and engaged communities. The Knight Foundation was instrumental in supporting the WeFarm project at its initial stages.
Read moreLaunched in 2011, DataKind leads a community of passionate data scientists, visionary partners and mission-driven organizations with the talent, commitment and energy to use data science in the service of humanity. We worked with DataKind in 2016 to help us analyse and dive into the data we had collected as part of our monitoring of […]
Read moreRoasting Plant is an innovative coffee shop and roastery. Their Javabot System roasts beans in Micro-Batches, and brews every cup to order. Conscious about every aspect of coffee, the company is socially and eco-conscious, only ever paying more than the Fair Trade price for coffee and supporting best practice in their suppliers and farms via collaboration with […]
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