Impact

When tools and resources are made available and accessible to those who need them most, communities can thrive and food systems will flourish.

Realizing a Bountiful Future

To solve global challenges of hunger and poverty, we promote innovative solutions to help millions of people get out of the poverty cycle. Developing small-scale entrepreneurs with postharvest tools and services to process and prepare food creates more employment, increases productivity, and cultivates resilient and thriving food systems.

Impact by the Numbers

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people with access to Bountifield’s tools in more than 50 countries throughout our history

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of users of Bountifield’s tools are women farmers

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people currently partnering with us in villages and groups in Senegal, Malawi and Mozambique

Food Security & Nutrition

Food security means that people have consistent access to enough food to survive and to lead healthy lives. Smallholder farmers are dependent on the crops they grow, process, and save to feed their families, which is not always sufficient to support themselves year-round.

With new access to postharvest processing technology, rural communities increase the quantity and quality of food to feed their families. Crops are also less likely to be damaged or contaminated, resulting in higher quality food. This strengthens the local food supply, and improves accessibility to a consistent, nutritious diet.

Employment Opportunities

The challenges of access to resources combined with the adverse effects of climate change have resulted in limitations of farm productivity for rural smallholder communities. Few alternative job prospects in the rural sector have pushed the unemployed and youth populations to migrate to more urban areas in search of economic opportunities, leaving family farms more vulnerable to decreasing productivity and long-term survival.

At Bountifield, we are focused on investing more time and energy on creating entrepreneurial opportunities, particularly for youth, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that provide critical support resources for smallholder farms. This helps to strengthen local food economies, filling the gaps in technology access for farmers while diversifying job opportunities closer to home.

Inclusive Growth

Growth must be shared by everyone – no matter their gender, age, or income level. If certain groups of people are held back in ways that make it more difficult for them to advance, it also limits the economic potential of entire countries.

With our tools and training, we cultivate programs that are appropriate and accessible to all who can benefit. This helps to create more jobs and increased productivity, supporting growth for both the individual and society.

Learn About Who Benefits

Testimonials

"With Bountifield's tools we can democratize access to technologies for many poor women and even help them to bring something to the markets."

Bineta

President of Women's Farming Group, Senegal

"We will process our own groundnut paste and flour to be used in making porridge for our children."

FTC Member

Malawi

‘’Labour costs especially in threshing and winnowing are too high for my farm, I had decided to scale down my production under green grams farming but with introduction of mechanical threshing by Bountifield, I am going to increase my acreage”

Joseph

Member of Nguumo Farmer Cooperative, Kenya

"Bountifield's grinder changed my seasonal activities to year-round, profit-making activities"

Mahani

Leader of Women's Farm Group, Senegal

“I’m proud, as a woman, to be a leader and have respect in my community. I’m proud that I don’t need to ask for help. I can take care of my family.”

Aissatou

Women's Farm Group, Senegal

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How We Help
Who Benefits
Financials & Reports

Impact News & Stories

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Aflatoxin: An Invisible Threat to Food Security in Rural Communities

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Tools Delivered in partnership with the African Institute of Corporate Citizenship in Malawi

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VIDEO – How COVID-19 is impacting communities in Kenya, Senegal, and Malawi

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Food Technology Centers Help Improve Peanut Production in Malawi

April 23, 2020
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Our work is in alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a global movement to create a healthier, sustainable, and more equitable planet. Launched in 2015, the SDGs provide “a global blueprint for dignity, peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and in the future.”

The 17 goals recognize the interwoven nature of economic, social and environmental development and acknowledge that we all must do our part. Bountifield’s mission and programs proudly contribute to several of these goals.

Bountifield's Contributions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals

1 in 10 people in developing regions live on less than $2 a day. With our postharvest solutions, we are working to improve these circumstances by supporting business opportunities to increase this household income.
Globally, 1 in 9 people are undernourished. At Bountifield, we are committed to decreasing hunger by supporting rural communities with tools to improve food quality and decrease food loss to better nourish their communities.
When women and girls have equal access to opportunities, societies and economies see positive sustainable growth. We at Bountifield understand the value of empowering women through increased access to beneficial resources and postharvest solutions.
Having a job does not always guarantee the ability to escape from poverty. Our programs work to create opportunities in the agricultural sector, both on and off-farm, to create inclusive growth for rural communities.
Challenges for building adequate food systems are often due to a lack of existing industries, and limited access to innovations. Our innovative technologies and business trainings help rural communities with improved productivity and expansion of the agricultural industry at large.
Continued growth in economic development cannot be sustainably reach without paying attention to the needs of marginalized groups. At Bountifield, we work to reach those who traditional have less access to support services, focusing on the particular needs of rural farmers, entrepreneurs, and women in particular.
It is estimated that 1/3 of all food produced is lost somewhere in the production to consumption line. With our tools and technology solutions, farmers are able to reduce their loss to closer to 5% while preserving more of the natural nutrient-rich quality of the food in the production process.
Global development requires the collaboration of many people, groups and moving parts. To reach our organizational goals, we partner with other organizations, institutions and the African private sector as we work to build the capacity for Africa to feed herself.