Manna works alongside smallholder farming families in East Africa — supplying the training, seeds, finance and market access they need to grow more on the land they already farm, and build futures rooted in their own work. Our goal is to reduce poverty and hunger by building the conditions for smallholder farmers to become more productive, resilient, and ultimately independent.
We do not believe in simply giving aid for a moment. We believe in helping farmers build the knowledge, tools, networks, and independence needed to thrive for generations.
Through training, agricultural support, farmer networks, irrigation solutions, and access to markets, we work alongside farming communities to help create sustainable livelihoods rooted in dignity and self-reliance.
Four facts about Tanzania and Sub-Saharan Africa that shape every decision we make. Drawn from FAO, World Bank, ILO and UNICEF reporting.
More than four in five Tanzanians depend on agriculture for their livelihood — and most farmers work less than 2.5 hectares of mostly rain-fed land. Farming is not a sector here. It is the economy.
Roughly 28 million Tanzanians live below the national poverty line — the great majority of them in rural areas, and almost all of them, ironically, the people growing the country's food.
Yet for most Tanzanian smallholders, it remains out of reach. Without access, farmers plant whatever they can find and harvest a fraction of what they could.
Less than two percent of smallholders' land is irrigated, and only a fraction of households use improved seed or fertiliser. Closing those simple gaps — water, inputs, training — is what turns a hungry harvest into a household business.
Six commitments that move farming families from one-time relief to a working livelihood — repeated season after season, until our presence is no longer needed.
Smallholder farming families across East Africa through practical agricultural systems designed for long-term independence.
Farmers through demonstration farms, field agronomists, and hands-on education that improves productivity and resilience.
Rural communities with quality seeds, irrigation, agricultural inputs, financing, and reliable market access.
Stronger and more self-sustaining farming communities through knowledge, infrastructure, and local partnerships.
Young farmers and rural entrepreneurs to create sustainable livelihoods and strengthen local economies.
Food security and climate resilience by helping farmers adapt, grow, and prosper season after season.
Four services in one delivery. Each fails without the others. Together, they turn a subsistence plot into a household business.
High-quality, climate-resilient seeds and essential inputs tailored for smallholder farmers.
More on inputs →Weekly meetings led by a field officer. Hands-on, in Swahili, repeated across the season. The goal is to build long-term capability, not dependency.
More on training →Access to agricultural financing and crop protection that reduce risk at the start of the season.
More on finance →Aggregated buying, post-harvest storage, and direct relationships with local millers — so farmers sell when prices are highest, not lowest.
More on markets →It is one of the deepest ironies in modern economics: the people who feed a continent often go to bed hungry themselves. We believe that with small, practical changes — better seed, a season of training, a fair loan, an honest buyer — the lives of these families can be profoundly improved.
Most people living on $1 a day are farmers. If all of the 50 million farm families in Sub-Saharan Africa could grow more on their current plots of land, they would be a powerful force against poverty and food insecurity in their own communities.
Farming is, in truth, the engine of Africa's development. When farmers have the chance to make their farming more productive, they build pathways to prosperity for millions of families — without leaving the land they already work.
Names & photographs to be added as the team is finalised. We’ll publish bios in full when each role is confirmed.
Tanzania-based lead; recruitment is being conducted in partnership with regional cooperatives in Singida.
Designs the measurement framework, supervises agronomy advisory, and conducts the independent year-one audit.
Recruits, trains and supervises the first cohort of field officers. Hired from within the region.
Academic, agronomic & community partners
Designs the measurement framework, supplies agronomy expertise, and conducts independent year-one audit. The partnership covers research staff, graduate-student field placements, and joint publication of pilot results.
Tanzania's leading agricultural university. Co-designs the agronomy curriculum, places graduate students in field-officer rotations, and grounds the pilot in local soil-science and extension expertise.
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A single gift funds the bundle a family needs: quality seed, a season of in-field training, a small loan, and a reliable buyer at harvest. The loan portion is repaid and recycled to the next farmer — your gift keeps working.