Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Degraded, barren lands in many low‑income regions suffer from soil erosion, low fertility, and limited agricultural productivity, leading to food insecurity and persistent poverty for farming families.
Solution
Mother Trees addresses this challenge with the LifeTree System, a holistic agroforestry model that combines large‑scale tree planting, soil restoration, water‑harvesting techniques, biodiversity protection, and community‑based savings clubs. By training farmer groups to assess local environmental needs and adopt market‑oriented agroforestry practices, the organization restores ecosystem functions while diversifying income sources. The system creates micro‑climates that improve water retention, increase soil organic matter, and capture carbon, thereby enhancing crop yields and resilience to climate shocks. Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) built into the model provide households with capital for seeds, tools, and other investments, linking ecological restoration directly to economic empowerment. Mother Trees replicates this framework across regions, leveraging community leadership—particularly women—to scale regenerative farming and generate sustainable livelihoods.
Target Audience
Primary beneficiaries are smallholder farming families in Africa and other low‑resource regions, with a focus on women farmers and community groups seeking to transition to regenerative agriculture.
Features
- Training programs for farmer groups on environmental assessment and market‑based agroforestry implementation
- Large‑scale tree planting capacity (over 25 million trees planned in Senegal’s Peanut Basin within three years)
- Integrated soil restoration and water‑harvesting techniques to improve land fertility and drought resilience
- Biodiversity protection measures, including community‑managed forest committees
- Village Savings and Loan Associations that fund agroforestry inputs and support household economic stability
- Monitoring and reporting tools that track carbon sequestration, ecosystem health, and livelihood outcomes