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How can private sector extension drive climate-resilient agriculture?
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Agricultural extension is no longer the sole domain of the public sector in low- and middle-income countries, with multiple nongovernmental organizations, donor-funded projects, producer organizations and private firms all providing a range of advisory services to smallholder farmers. Local agribusinesses, private farm advisors and input suppliers, as well as large multinational companies with global supply […]
Dominican Republic
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Winrock has worked in the Dominican Republic since the 1990s on initiatives including the creation of an independent renewable energy promotion entity, research to facilitate and accelerate the large-scale use of wind energy technologies, and on innovative climate financing to incentivize private sector investment to support national development objectives addressing climate change. Winrock has also…
How can private sector extension drive climate-resilient agriculture?
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In this webinar, panelists will discuss private sector led approaches and practices in agricultural extension, draw lessons about expanding private sector extension and offer suggestions for future investments in this sector.
USAID/Dominican Republic Solid Waste Reduction Program
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This activity’s goal is to reduce waste in municipalities leading to cleaner oceans in the Dominican Republic. To achieve clean oceans, USAID will work on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic enabling communities and economies to thrive and to build resilience to climate and economic shocks. The objectives of this activity are:
How can regenerative grazing for dairy production provide wins for cows, farmers and climate change?
January 3, 2024|post
By Jonathan Winsten Jon Winsten is an agricultural and environmental economist at Winrock International. Jon works at the interface of agriculture and the environment, focused on climate change and water quality. He pioneered some of the outcome-based incentive mechanisms that help farmers find the most cost-effective strategies to reduce impact on water quality and climate […]
American Carbon Registry is Now ACR Underscoring Promise to Deliver Ambitious Climate Results
October 9, 2023|post
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — American Carbon Registry is now ACR. The new name underscores the organization’s longstanding promise to deliver Ambitious Climate Results, and better reflects the work being done by ACR’s team of experts across different sectors, geographies, markets, and services. Known as ACR by partners and clients for over a decade, the American […]
Organic Farming in Nigeria: Training the Heartbeat of African Agriculture
October 6, 2023|volunteer
One name stands out in this transformative narrative–Extension Africa (EXAF). This vibrant private agribusiness is rewriting the rules on how farming advisory services are delivered to farmers. Today, they have taken on a new mission, and with the help of Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer Mark Otto, they are pioneering the path to sustainable and organic farming. […]
American Carbon Registry (ACR) incentivizes plugging orphaned oil and gas wells for climate action
July 17, 2023|post
They’re hiding in plain sight: a broken old pumpjack in the distance off the highway, an ancient rusty valve head in the middle of a barren field. Unplugged, inactive, ownerless and leaking, tens of thousands of orphaned oil and gas wells dot landscapes across the U.S. and Canada. They’re so common, it’s easy not to […]
American Carbon Registry announces new conservation fellowship and presents Carbon Market Awards at annual gala
April 4, 2023|post
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 22, 2023 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has announced the co-creation with Green Assets of a new conservation fellowship, in remembrance of the late Hunter Parks, to expand the technical knowledge base for harnessing the power of carbon markets for conservation finance. The announcement was […]
Learning from our Actions: How can we be Comfortable with Failure?
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Failure provides educational moments, which, although tough and awkward to deal with at times, contributes to long-term learning and improvement of programming. From a CTIP perspective, it can contribute to the sustainability of support and services that are crucial to survivors. This paper dives deeply into this issue, analyzing and synthesizing feedback from CTIP practitioners […]