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Motto

 

“Making Chronic Hunger, Malnutrition, and Poverty History 

-by selling one improved seed at a time

-by helping to feed one human at a time

-by developing one farming plot at a time

-by providing one nutritional crop at a time

-by changing one obsolete farming practice at a time

-by influencing one government agricultural policy at a time

-by building one sustainable agricultural Businesses at a time”

Mission statement
 
Our mission is to help alleviate chronic hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Sierra Leone firstly, West Africa secondly and the finally the World; by building strategic agricultural businesses that will serve as pillars of growth in the agricultural sector by integrating the public, in the education, research, development, and promotion of life improvement agricultural initiatives.
Vision statement
 
To become one of the premier organizations that helps promote agricultural development, and ensure that the agricultural sector becomes a vehicle for the alleviation of hunger, malnutrition and poverty in Sierra Leone by 2025.

Responses to challenges that SOBBA must acheive in attaining its Vision by 2020

  1. Shorter, and extreme weather conditions-Develop and implement farming systems that will be based on valid climate and weather data.                                                                                  

  2. Water becoming an increasing scarce community-Grow drought resistant crop varieties. Develop and implement water convervation practices including effective irrigation systems.          

  3. The strengthening of the Sierra Leone economy - Grow crops and provide services that will meet the demands of a populace with more disposable income.                                                     

  4. The increase in world commodity prices- Monitor trends that will enable SOBBA to predict economic changes that has the ability to significantly affect our business. Hedge  critical business components against unpredictable commodity price swings.                                                            

  5. Increasing globalization and its impact on the competitiveness of African Agriculture- Develop and provide tools and services that will allow smalllholders and farmers to compete or be in parallel with farmers in other global regions.       

  6. The emigration from agriculture and homesteading practices by the youth and the increased involvement of women - Promote awareness and encourage these demographic groups to particpate in farming activites and educate them on the personal benefits of them being engaged in farming activites.        

  7. The need to feed the populace on reduced land and water area due to increasing mineral extractive activities and soil degradation- Develop new technological farming systems that will enable SOBBA to maximize arable land and require reduced/low water intake. Engage in national land tenure and rehabilitation policy development.                                               

  8. The increasing entry of the enticing bio fuel industry in Africa- Encourage farmers to realise that although bio-fuel crops may be lucrative, it does not help in increasing food security for their communities in the long run.                                              

  9. The increasing African population will demand more food- Provide quality crops and services in a much reduced timeframe that will meet the demands of the growing population.                 

  10. Increasing global economic shifts which will force former donor countries to mandate that African countries take more control on the welfare of their populace- build self-sustaining business practices that will enable farmers and the populace to be less dependent on any donor funds and grants.

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