Created by farmers, loved by farmers, supported by you.

The Kafo Federation is the largest federation of farmers and rural producers in Guinea-Bissau. Over 20 years of successes and 25,000 affiliated farmers make the federation an unstoppable driver of economic and social development for the whole country. Help us to support this great movement.

These are the topics that are dear to us.

Food security and traditional seed varieties

Every year, we save dozens of rural villages from hunger, supplying drinking water, literacy courses and training and promoting the use of traditional seed varieties.

Agroecology and community forestry

We save and enhance the local heritage with agroecology, agroforestry and vocational courses for the profitable and aware management of the community forests.

Rural gender equality

We support women farmers’ right to access the land and financial resources and we promote the inclusion of women and young people in production and social settings.

Social and climate crises

We help farmers to achieve self-sufficiency even in difficult social and climatic conditions, teaching them to develop new technical, business and social cohesion skills.

Why team up with Kafo?

Here’s what our supporters think.

Francesca Poma

I came to visit the rural centre in Djalicunda this year too, and had the pleasure of meeting the chiefs of 5 forest villages, to listen to their needs. Seeing their situation first-hand was an enriching experience.

Franco Niggeler

With Kafo, you don’t even have time to wonder how the projects are going and you've already received a detailed report on the latest developments. They’re really “on the ball”!

Jessica Smith

I chose to support Kafo as it’s the only farming federation in Guinea-Bissau and has 25,000 affiliates. Who better than they know what is needed, when and where?

Ingo Maeder

Kafo is the ideal partner for anyone who hates prepackaged projects. Sitting down together to optimise the action plan is common practice.

Paulina Weiss

With Kafo, every cent you invest comes with precise figures. How many people can have access to drinking water. How many children can go to school. How much forest has been saved from indiscriminate agricultural development. Thrilling figures…

Notre croissance depuis 2000.

Farmers

Villages supported

Hectares cultivated

Projects implemented

Community forests

Our projects looking for sponsors

This is how we get to the heart of rural people’s problems.

Where survival is a constant challenge, the Kafo Federation intervenes with development programmes that teach the rural population how to farm better, embrace gender equality, develop cohesive communities and defend their own resources and rights. Find out more about our key projects, support us!

Hands off our forests.

We teach young people to defend the common assets that are strategic for survival.

Agroecology-hunger: 1 to 0.

We support agroecological transition to feed entire villages.

Wild bees: at risk of extinction.

We defend community bee-keeping to feed entire villages and defend biodiversity.

A huge thanks to everyone who believes in us!

Our farming centre

Discover the circular economy in Djalicunda.

From sustainable farming lessons to the local radio, from the seed bank to school allotments: Djalicunda is the driving force of the Kafo rural development model.

The centre’s activities.

Local seed bank

‘Vos dos Camponeses’ community radio

House of Culture and the Environment

Training and conference rooms, canteen, accommodation

Farmland, allotments and orchards, nurseries

Food processing and quality control centre

Vocational training programmes for farmers

Material and farm produce warehouses

Recreational areas

Djalicunda community forest reserve

Our team

Saving lives and bringing a smile to rural populations.

Every day, our team works in the remotest countryside and forests to help lift entire villages out of poverty. If you find their infectious smile, support our work!

Fédération KAFO

Djalicunda - Guinea Bissau