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A Farm in a Backpack - Working with Eco-Friendly Farming to Help Africans to Feed Africa

I work in East Africa on a personal mission to incubate projects which will help feed Africa and then the rest of the world. My projects include the Backpack Farm Program, a canvas backpack filled with eco-friendly agriculture inputs and training a rural farmer needs to triple the quantity and quality of food they produce. I believe it is possible to end the food crisis in Sub Saharan Africa using eco-friendly models of development.

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Rachel Zedeck OH YEAH BABY! New (Pics) Ergonomic Backpack is Ready!

Feb 9, 2010 01:32 am

Hello all you wild and crazy Change Agents and supporters!!!!! I wanted to share some pictures of our new Backpack. Yes, the Backpack Farm is actually a backpack. Until now we have been working with a basic canvas backpack but I knew I wanted something more strategic which would last longer and support... Read More

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Jen_Changents
January 27, 2010 - 9:48am

Congrats Rachel! Your hard work is paying off and I'm so happy to see everything coming together. The backpack looks amazing and what a brilliant idea to color code the tabs. I love it. Glad you are working with a great team who is supporting you and moving things along. I'm excited to hear how the new demos go next week. You said these will be at schools, what types of schools? Is this blend still eco-friendly? ~ It seems like the non-rot benefit is pretty huge!

RachelKenya
January 27, 2010 - 12:10pm

I only wish the word ergonomic meant sexy and maybe more people would click and read! The newest demo farms we are installing with be at schools. It still gives commercial farms and NGOs access to visit and evaluate them for their own programs but also provides food for children who need it. And everything in our backpack is always eco-friendly!

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www.backpackfarm.org
Bottom of the pyramid value chains targeting small landholder farmers’ production models with cutting edge technology, programming and market development.