Launching a Fruit Tree Business

About this Project

Many fruit trees thrive in Rwanda’s semi-arid climate, yet the community of Ruhuha lacks them. As a result, acquiring fresh fruit requires transportation to other markets. Seeing an opportunity, 40 young adults living in government-subsidized housing in Ruhuha have joined together to establish a fruit tree business that will generate income by making fruit trees available for purchase in their community. With your investment of $3,600, the group will co-invest $2,200 of their resources and purchase tree seedlings and supplies to establish tree nurseries on marshlands provided by the Rwandan government. Once they have cultivated the seedlings to a transplanting stage, the group will sell them in the community so that households can plant their own orange, mango, and avocado trees. New market opportunities to sell seedlings to the government and local organizations will also be explored.