Farm Builders

Farm Builders is a social enterprise in Liberia with the mission of building smallholder farms. 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.

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

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. 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.