Farming & Enterprise

Today you can help isolated farming families lift themselves out of poverty.

Our impact

1451 farmers have been trained in Vanuatu

77.7% of farmers in Ethiopian programme have seen an increase in their income

$2.2million Over $2.2million NZD of milk sold by Sri Lankan farmers

Farming and Enterprise in Action.

In many low-income countries, farming is most common on a small, household scale. Farmers work hard but still struggle to meet their families’ daily needs with only a few cows or a small plot of land. They lack product volume to access fair markets, new industry tools, or training.

That’s where our partners step in! They provide livestock, climate-smart training, links to better market opportunities, and access to farming cooperatives. With support from Tearfund donors, farmers are equipped to grow a sustainable income and lift themselves out of poverty.

As seen in the video, our partner Yugashakthi has helped smallholder dairy farmers increase their earnings from $20 to $150 a month! And this is just one example of transformation from around the world.

	Without Tearfund’s help, we would not be eating three meals a day or consider the next level of education for my children. This income means we can live.”
	Pathmanathan, Sri Lanka

Over 63,000 people have already benefited from our Farming & Enterprise projects around the world. With your help, this could expand to 90,000 by 2030.

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Empowering farmers across the Pacific

We’re seeing transformational change for farming families in vulnerable and remote communities through sustainable farming practices and enterprise training. Our partners in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, the Philippines, Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands are leading development in their regions with culturally relevant, climate smart solutions.

Your support will help more vulnerable families build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen their communities, and grow thriving businesses.

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A New Zealand farmer visits Sri Lanka

In this video, Ross Wallis shares about his time visiting farmers in Sri Lanka who are part of our partner’s dairy development programme. “We’d seen the work firsthand, and the impact it made in people’s lives, transforming communities... it’s high impact and efficient use of resources, and that’s why we’re involved.”

	Coffee growing helped pay for my children’s school fees, and helped me receive the support I needed to care for my child who has a severe disability;
	Pathmanathan, Sri Lanka

	I learnt how to plant crops like taro, peanuts, ginger, chilli, and spring onion, to provide for my family and to sell at the market. My family and I now receive a consistent income.
	Luke, Solomon Islands

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Latest video updates

Watch these videos to meet some of the farmers and communities that have been transformed.

A story of community transformation in central Ethiopia
Meet a community in Ethiopia as they share their inspiring success stories, and the difference made as they implemented new sustainable agricultural practices and developed a savings group.

Meet Honorio and his bugs
A farmer in the Philippines is using black soldier flies to turn waste into animal feed after receiving training from our partner Greenminds. With support from Green Minds, rural communities are learning sustainable practices and business skills to grow their income.

Tearfund WOD - Solomon Islands
In the Solomon Islands Ola Fou equips young people with practical farming and enterprise skills. Through sustainable livelihoods, they’re able to support their families and their risk of being trafficked is greatly reduced.

Update from the field: Nasituan 2025
Watch this webinar to learn about how our partner Nasituan is improving the lives of coffee farmers in Vanuatu and working to make communities more climate resilient.

Every $1 you give, has $3 of impact

Our work in Farming and Enterprise programme coupled with our Modern Slavery work across Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka, has delivered such strong results that MFAT is backing it further.

For every $1 we raise, they’ll give $2 to expand this successful work through the SAFE (Safe Aware Free and Empowered) programme.

With your support today, Tearfund’s Farming and Enterprise programme will help more vulnerable families build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen their communities, and grow thriving businesses.

Together, we’re planting seeds of hope and creating positive change that will last for generations to come.

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Your support will help more vulnerable families build sustainable livelihoods, strengthen their communities, and grow thriving businesses.

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