The 100-Fold Africa Project

Household to continent

The 100-Fold Africa Project is an initiative to empower households and communities in Africa to build robust food systems, feed themselves and earn a living through the use of innovative, efficient and highly productive vegetable gardens. The 100-Fold Garden requires minimal space, water and maintenance and yet can be up to 1000% more productive than a conventional garden. Its versatility lends it to urban, peri-urban and rural Africa alike. The 100-Fold Garden is part of the solution to Africa’s hunger and poverty.

The problem

hunger, poverty & mindsets

Hunger

20% of people in Africa (~280 million) suffer from chronic hunger compared to 10% of the whole world.

Poverty

40% of people in Africa (~490 million) are living in poverty compared to 9% of the whole world.

What is more, the average African family spends 40% of what little income they have on food.

Mindsets

What holds African households and communities back? Mindsets - "not enough space, not enough water, soil not good enough, not enough time."

CAN AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS GROW THEIR OWN FOOD?

YES THEY CAN!

The solution

100-Fold Gardens

The 100-Fold Garden is a low-tech, efficient vegetable bed that automatically waters the plants directly to the root zone, through capillary action from a reservoir stored beneath the soil. This garden with many advantages allows for the high-density planting of vegetables making it highly productive, up to 1000% more than a conventional vegetable bed. Because it is self-watering and self-governing, once installed and planted, the bed requires very little human attention.

Advantages of

100-Fold Gardens

Innovative

Strategic application of Science towards directly solving Africa’s challenges

Efficient

Makes optimum use of limited space, water and nutrients with minimal ongoing effort

High density

Allows for a plant density of more than 30 vegetable plants per square meter

Self-watering

Water reservoir at the bottom of the bed waters slowly directly to plants’ root zone

Highyly productive

High plant density produces up to 1000% more than conventional

Self-governing

Bed keeps soil, water and nutrients under control and keeps soil moist and friable

Minimal supervision

No weed in sight, no need to cultivate. Only need fill water reservoir once or twice a month

Impact in africa

  • Leaders
    Those with influence in communities working to lead by example, change mindsets and generate productivity
  • Organisations
    Organisations working towards building food security in African communities partner with 100-Fold Africa
  • Governments
    Governments to promote and support adoption of 100-Fold methodologies to build robust food systems
  • Households
    Empowered mindsets will see value and potential in limited land and water and to establish 100-Fold Gardens
  • Communities
    Clusters of empowered households can come together to feed their community and to explore business models
  • Institutions
    Schools, hospitals, police stations and other establishments can educate and feed their members
  • Livelihoods
    Households and communities can tap into a variety of business models to open open up income streams
Contact Us
Households, Communities, Businesses

What we offer

Re-framing mindsets & building robust food systems

Training

Bringing awareness to the 100-Fold Africa initiative and the potential of the 100-Fold Garden

100-Fold Households

Helping households reframe their mindsets and to establish 100-Fold Gardens in order to feed themselves and possibly earn a living

100-Fold Communities

Helping communities to work together towards building robust food systems in the community and build livelihoods

100-Fold Business

Helping households and communities increase income streams

Get in touch

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