Last month, we had a blog post about Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Rick Peyser and his assignment working with coffee farmers in Burma (also known as Myanmar). Since then, Rick has not ceased his efforts to raise awareness and share information about his trip, in hopes of opening more doors for Burmese coffee farmers. This week, USA Today published an article about Rick’s assignment:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/01/29/burma-green-mountain-coffee/5038999/

We are excited and grateful for these ongoing connections!

Dr. John Woiwode, Fisheries Scientist, chronicles his latest volunteer assignment in Bangladesh

“I returned to Bangladesh [as a volunteer] this December to address a critical problem for the country: the exhaustive use of groundwater for fish hatcheries. The hatchery industry has evolved in very concentrated areas of Bangladesh, and their water requirements are massive: a typical hatchery uses up to 1500 liter per minute during peak spawning/production cycles. In the area around Jessore, for example, there are 44 such hatcheries. The water table was dropping dramatically. WorldFish, a worldwide non-profit with a large presence in Bangladesh, was my partner in this endeavor.

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