What Smallholder Farmer Alliance does

Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) is a Haiti-based non-governmental organization that runs a tree currency program in which smallholder farmer members earn credits by growing, transplanting, and caring for trees, then redeem those credits for crop seed, agricultural tools, training, and microcredit loans. As of 2025 the organization had 10,394 farmer members served through ten branch locations throughout Haiti, with the entire agroforestry operation conducted on organic principles and many members transitioning to agroecological practices that combine trees with annual crops.

The core product surface consists of the Tree Currency Program, Agroecology Programs, a Cotton Field Trial Program launched in 2017 under agronomist Rémillot Léveillé, and microcredit loan services. Beyond tree planting, SFA is reintroducing commercial crop cultivation and integrated landscape restoration. The model creates a self-sustaining cycle: donor and grant funding supports agricultural services, services incentivize tree planting, and tree planting generates measurable reforestation outcomes including over one million trees planted cumulatively.

SFA is funded entirely through donations and grants processed via its Impact Farming donation portal; the organization generates no commercial revenue, and financial figures are not publicly disclosed. Leadership includes co-founder and Executive Director Timote Georges and Hugh Locke as an SFA representative. Operating risk is concentrated in Haiti, a market exposed to ongoing political and security instability that affects all ten branches simultaneously.

Name

Smallholder Farmer Alliance

Legal name

Smallholder Farmers Alliance

Website

https://smallholderfarmersalliance.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

SFA is a Haiti-based nonprofit operating a tree currency program in which 10,394 smallholder farmer members across ten branch locations earn credits through tree planting to access seeds, tools, training, and microcredit loans, with over one million trees planted cumulatively.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Development Services

NAICS

Crop Production (111), Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (Fair Trade, Food Access, Regenerative) (BPAGALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems (BPAGAGAI), Microenterprise Group Lending (Joint Liability) (FSAKAGAH)

Keywords

• Agroforestry services
• Sustainable agriculture
• Smallholder farmer support
• Rural microcredit loans
• Reforestation programs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grant Funding: SFA operates as a nonprofit organization that raises funds through donations to support its tree planting and agroforestry programs. The organization receives donations via its Impact Farming website partnership and uses these funds to provide agricultural services to member farmers including crop seed, tools, training, and microcredit loans.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Smallholder Farmers Alliance is a Haiti-based nonprofit organization that engages smallholder farmers to plant and care for trees in exchange for a "tree currency" credit redeemable for crop seed, tools, training, and microcredit loans. The organization additionally runs agroecology transition programs, a cotton reintroduction field trial, and agricultural education services across ten branch locations throughout Haiti.

Product overview

The Smallholder Farmers Alliance (SFA) operates a non-profit organization focused on agroforestry in Haiti. The core offering is the Tree Currency Program, where farmers earn credits by planting and caring for trees, which they exchange for agricultural services including crop seed, tools, training, and microcredit loans. SFA also runs Agroecology Programs that transition farmers to agroecological practices combining trees with annual crops, and a Cotton Field Trial Program reintroducing cotton cultivation to Haiti. The organization operates across ten branch locations throughout Haiti with 10,394 members.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tree Currency Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 10,394 farmer members actively engaged in reforestation and sustainable agriculture across 10 branch locations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Impact FarmingcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerImpact Farming serves as SFA's primary donation collection and fundraising partner. Donations to SFA are processed through the Impact Farming website (impactfarming.org), which hosts the organization's donation portal. This partnership enables SFA to receive charitable contributions that fund its tree planting programs and farmer support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Root Capital: Nonprofit impact investor providing credit and capacity building to smallholder agricultural businesses in Latin America and Africa. Comparable in serving smallholders with credit and market access, but operating as a lender/aggregator rather than direct farmer organizer.

Direct peers

• Trees for the Future: US-based nonprofit running agroforestry and tree-planting programs with smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa. Directly comparable in mission (farmer-led reforestation) and model (training + inputs in exchange for tree planting), though operating in different geographies.
• Farm Africa: UK-based NGO that works with smallholder farmers in eastern Africa on sustainable agriculture, agroforestry, and market access. Comparable in smallholder-led sustainable agriculture and tree-based farming systems, with similar donation-funded operating model.
• Trees, Water & People: US-based nonprofit supporting community-led tree planting, sustainable agriculture, and clean cookstoves in Latin America and Haiti. Comparable in mission and Haitian operational footprint, with overlap in agroforestry and smallholder training.
• One Tree Planted: Nonprofit focused on global reforestation with donation-driven funding and partner-led planting projects. Comparable to SFA in mission, donor-funding model, and tree-planting impact metrics, though not smallholder-farmer-led.

Broad incumbents

• TechnoServe: International nonprofit that partners with smallholder farmers in developing countries to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. Comparable in smallholder focus and Haiti/Africa presence, with overlapping agroecology and value-chain programs.
• Heifer International: Large international nonprofit working with smallholder farmers on livestock, agriculture, and livelihoods across many countries. Comparable in serving smallholders with input access, training, and microcredit, but at vastly larger scale and with broader programmatic scope.
• World Agroforestry (ICRAF): International research institution advancing agroforestry science and policy globally. Comparable in agroforestry focus and smallholder application, with deeper R&D capability but a research rather than field-operations orientation.

Others

• Partnership for Inclusive Agriculture Transformation in Haiti: Haiti-focused agricultural development initiatives funded by USAID and other donors. Comparable as donor-funded smallholder agriculture programs in Haiti, with overlapping farmer beneficiary base and similar agroforestry and input-access interventions.

Regional players

• Sakala (Haiti-focused community organization): Port-au-Prince based youth and community organization operating in Haiti with focus on civic engagement and community programs. Comparable as a Haiti-based nonprofit operating amid the same security and political environment, though not agriculture-specific.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/people/Smallholder-Farmers-Alliance/61550201939634
• Instagraminstagram.com/smallholderfarmersalliance

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

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