Sunflower Project Phase II

Rwanda: Sunflower (Ibihwagari) Project Phase II, Achmea Foundation, 278,000 EUR, 2026-2028

Donor: Achmea Foundation

Goal

The project’s goal is to improve the resilience and livelihood of smallholder sunflower farmers in Rwanda while ensuring the sustainability of the sunflower value chain in a win-win manner for both producers and processors.

What we do

Starting July 1, 2026, the project will expand activities into districts of Ngoma, Gisagara, and Nyanza.
Key performance indicators include:
- training of 8,000 farmers in Good Agricultural Practices
- cultivating 3,000 hectares under improved management, and
- achieving a productivity of 2.5 T/Ha
These efforts are projected to deliver:
- 7,500 tons of raw materials to processors
- generating more than €1,5 million in net income
- production of 2,250 tons of sunflower oil and 3,375 tons of animal feed