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Farm Builders is a social enterprise in Liberia with the mission of building smallholder farms. ^[1]^[2] Farm Builders is headquartered in Kakata District in the Republic of Liberia. Farm Builders has received awards for social innovation from the Echoing Green and the Mulago Foundation^{[citation needed]}.

Services offered

Farmbuilders helps farmers in Liberia by rejuvenating old rubber farms destroyed or damaged during Liberia's civil conflict. They also provide management and financing for farm owners to rebuild their plantations and to encourage the development of food and cash crops on the existing plot of land, with the goal of ensuring food and income security for existing farmers. Farmbuilders also works in partnership with Buchanan Renewables, a clean biomass energy company, which uses the wood from redundant rubber trees for power generation.

Rubber growing

In partnership with a native Liberian rubber producer, Morris Rubber, a Liberian vocational training center, Farmbuilders is positioning to train farmers both to grow rubber, and to become "agro-preneurs" capable of creating successful farm businesses^{[citation needed]}

Agroforestry

Farmbuilders helps smallholders access new markets, including export markets by expanding via their agroforestry model, in which land and clearing costs are low because they are shared between multiple crops^{[citation needed]}. These low costs complement Liberia's other competitive advantages, which include a good growth climate, and proximity to Western markets.

In this effort, Farmbuilders seeks partnerships with customers seeking new markets, helping to leverage their investment for social good in providing opportunities for smallholders.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Farm Builders Controller Job Vacancy in Liberia – Dutable". 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
^ "Welcome". FARMBUILDERS. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

[1] "Farm Builders Controller Job Vacancy in Liberia – Dutable". 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

[2] "Welcome". FARMBUILDERS. Retrieved 2024-03-13.

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-'''Farm Builders''' is a [[social enterprise]] in [[Liberia]] with the mission of building great [[farm]]s which create prosperity for [[smallholder]] farmers now and in future generations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-14 |title=Farm Builders Controller Job Vacancy in Liberia – Dutable |url=https://dutable.com/2011/07/30/farm-builders-controller-job-vacancy-in/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.farmbuilders.nl/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=FARMBUILDERS |language=en}}</ref> Farm Builders is headquartered in [[Kakata District]] in the Republic of Liberia.  Farm Builders has received prestigious awards for [[social innovation]] from the Echoing Green and the Mulago Foundation.  Willian Lyons Morris, Sergio Pancorbo, Mima Nedelcovych, Nelson Hill, Morris Neasain, Brian Caouette, and Isaac Smith are amongst the core Farm Builders start up team.
+'''Farm Builders''' is a [[social enterprise]] in [[Liberia]] with the mission of building [[smallholder]] farms. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-04-14 |title=Farm Builders Controller Job Vacancy in Liberia – Dutable |url=https://dutable.com/2011/07/30/farm-builders-controller-job-vacancy-in/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://www.farmbuilders.nl/ |access-date=2024-03-13 |website=FARMBUILDERS |language=en}}</ref> Farm Builders is headquartered in [[Kakata District]] in the Republic of Liberia.  Farm Builders has received awards for [[social innovation]] from the Echoing Green and the Mulago Foundation{{Citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=who gave the awards}}.
 ==Services offered==
-Farmbuilders helps farmers in Liberia by rejuvenating old rubber farms destroyed or damaged during Liberia's civil conflict.
+Farmbuilders helps farmers in Liberia by rejuvenating old rubber farms destroyed or damaged during Liberia's civil conflict. They also provide management and financing for farm owners to rebuild their plantations and to encourage the development of food and cash crops on the existing plot of land, with the goal of ensuring food and income security for existing farmers. Farmbuilders also works in partnership with Buchanan Renewables, a clean biomass energy company, which uses the wood from redundant rubber trees for power generation.
-Farmbuilders provides management and financing for farm owners to rebuild their plantations and at the same time encourages the development of food and cash crops on the same plot of land.  This will ensure food security and income before new farms begin producing.
-Farmbuilders works in partnership with Buchanan Renewables, a clean biomass energy company, which uses the wood from redundant rubber trees for power generation.  This provides farmers a kick start to rebuild their futures.
-==Five-year plan==
-In its five-year business plan, Farmbuilders will rebuild 30,000 acres on smallholder farms.  This will create more than 9,000 direct jobs in a country with high unemployment; and will add many millions of dollars to the country's exports, thereby reinforcing Liberia's stability.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}}
-==Slaughter-tapped==
-Farmbuilders' typical starting point is a visit to a farm overgrown with trees destroyed from being "slaughter-tapped" by rebels, a practice which destroyed the trees in pursuit of short-term income.
-Farmbuilders clears the old trees using mechanized equipment, and then presents options for supporting rejuvenation of the farm.  Advice is given on crop selection, improved planting material, fertilizer, farm implements, and technical training.
 ==Rubber growing==
-In partnership with a native Liberian rubber producer, Morris Rubber, and historically strong vocational training enter.  Booker Washington Institute (BWI), Farmbuilders is positioning to train farmers both to grow rubber, and to become "agropreneurs" capable of creating successful farm businesses.
+In partnership with a native Liberian rubber producer, Morris Rubber, a Liberian vocational training center, Farmbuilders is positioning to train farmers both to grow rubber, and to become "agro-preneurs" capable of creating successful farm businesses{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}
-==Farm School==
-At Farmbuilders' Farm School, to launch January 2012, farm management will be taught in classrooms provided through BWI while practical skills are acquired at Farmbuilders' Model Farm, a plot of 1,000 acres .  Here rubber along with other tree species-cocoa and oil palm- will be "inter-cropped" with other short term crops, thereby maximizing the income and employment, creating potential of our intervention.
 ==Agroforestry==
-Farmbuilders is helping smallholders access new markets, including those for export.  They believe that Liberia can be competitive in exports via our [[agroforestry]] model, in which land and clearing costs are low because they are.shared between multiple crops.   These low costs complement Liberia's other competitive advantages, which include climate, proximity to markets, and an abundance of skilled labor.
+Farmbuilders helps smallholders access new markets, including export markets by expanding via their [[agroforestry]] model, in which land and clearing costs are low because they are shared between multiple crops{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}}.   These low costs complement Liberia's other competitive advantages, which include a good growth climate, and proximity to Western markets.
 In this effort, Farmbuilders seeks partnerships with customers seeking new markets, helping to leverage their investment for social good in providing opportunities for smallholders.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}