ACADES
Acades
Broader Sectors
- Livelihoods - Lokumu/Dignity
- Human Rights - Idajo/Justice
- Youth - Sani/Wisdom,
- Agriculture - Kusasa/Tomorrow
Demographic Focus
- Youth
- Rural Communities
Cohort: 01
- East Africa
- Malawi
ACADES has invested in more than 10,000 smallholder farmers in Malawi. Their sustainable solutions, including tailor-made input loans, agriculture markets and training, have provided an on-ramp to farmers looking to increase their productivity, incomes, and livelihood. ACADES is investing in thousands of young farmers, ensuring that they can sustain themselves with better access to markets, working capital, equipment, and productive skills.
Partner Impact
Leadership Highlight
Hastings Nhlane
Hastings is an Impact Investment enthusiast. He has spent the past decade leading impact investment programs in the areas of agriculture financing, access to markets and skills development. He is the Co-Founder of ACADES, a social enterprise that is investing in youth and smallholder farmers through agriculture financing, provision of markets and skills development. Hastings is a recipient of the Planning for Impact Award by the Social Impact Incubator, Malawi. He is an Africa Visionary Fellow, Perennial Fellow, International Jury at Seed Start-up Awards and National Lead for SADC Food, Water, Energy Nexus.
"When we increase farmer incomes, we are not only enabling the farmers and their households to meet their essential life needs but we are solving many socioeconomic problems in that community that result from poverty."
