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2024 ACR Award Winners

Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry wins 2024 ACR Climate Leadership Award

Mar 25 2024

The following release was originally published by ACRcarbon.org on March 20, 2024. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry received the 2024 ACR Climate Leadership Award at ACR’s Climate Impact Awards event held last night. Other winners were the Government of Guyana, Climate Impact Partners, and Green Assets. ACR, an internationally recognized carbon crediting program […]
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USAID supports MSME to improve smallholder farmers’ access to agro-inputs

Mar 21 2024

Yarima Agro Inputs and Services is the only service provider in land preparation in Saminaka Community, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna State, Nigeria. In the past, the firm sold agro-inputs with no advisory services to farmers on the proper use of the products. As a result, the firm recorded limited sales due to low patronage. […]
USAID partners with Doofy Ostrich Agro to promote extension delivery service in Nigeria

USAID partners with Doofy Ostrich Agro to promote extension delivery service in Nigeria

Mar 21 2024

Ms. Dorcas Shoja is the CEO of Doofy Ostrich Agro, a woman-owned business that sells agro-inputs to farmers in her town, Gboko, Benue State, in Nigeria. The firm initially struggled to stay in business due to low patronage and sales, finding it hard to provide quality services to customers and attract farmers to her shop. […]
rice crops in the region of Casamance, Senegal

Winrock hosts first in series of learning events on climate-responsive agricultural extension

Mar 11 2024

“Agricultural extension and advisory services and systems is a topic that does not get much attention even though these services are critical for addressing the problem of low agricultural productivity, improving farmers’ livelihoods and helping them cope with shocks and mega crises such as climate change and COVID-19,” says Sonii David, project director of the […]

USAID Kyrygz Republic features: “No barriers to employment”

Mar 11 2024

The USAID Safe Migration in Central Asia activity implemented by Winrock, which aims to strengthen the mutual accountability of governments, NGOs and the private sector to prevent trafficking in persons, protect survivors and promote safe migration, is featured in an article published by USAID Kyrgyz Republic. “No barriers to employment” shares the story of 26-year-old […]
Entering 2024 with wind in our sails- ACR outlines three priorities for the year ahead

Entering 2024 with wind in our sails: ACR outlines three priorities for the year ahead

Feb 9 2024

This story was originally published on acrcarbon.org. I have become a firm believer in the power of carbon markets to drive increased climate ambition and action, and the voluntary carbon market is a vital tool to keep 1.5C in reach. Let’s not waste any more time or let the perfect be the enemy of the […]
Kaduna River

USAID supports MSMEs to improve smallholder farmers’ access to agro-inputs

Feb 6 2024

This story and accompanying photos were published originally on usaid.gov/nigeria. Yarima Agro Inputs and Services is the only service provider in land preparation in Saminaka Community, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna State. In the past, the firm was selling agro-inputs with no advisory services to farmers on the proper use of the products. As a result, […]
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United States and El Salvador inaugurate ultrasonic buoys in the Lempa River

Feb 2 2024

This story and photos were originally published by the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador on sv.usembassy.gov. The U.S. Government, through its U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provided funding for the Upper Lempa River Basin Project. Ambassador Duncan presented ANDA El Salvador with a buoy system that will control harmful algae and ensure the water […]
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Rolling Stone cites Winrock International’s carbon assessment work in Florida’s Everglades

Jan 30 2024

A feature story in Rolling Stone magazine about impacts of the sugar industry in Florida’s Everglades cites a carbon assessment conducted by Winrock’s Ecosystem Services team.  The article, “A Fire in the River: Big Sugar and ‘Black Snow’ in the Everglades,” was published online on Jan. 7, 2024. The story also appears in the magazine’s […]

Dedicated leaders advance Central Asia’s efforts to combat human trafficking

Jan 18 2024

This story was originally published by USAID Kyrgyz Republic. Millions of Central Asians leave their homes each year in search of more lucrative job opportunities. However, due to insufficient protection of migrants’ rights and safe migration routes, many are at risk of exploitation. For the past 20 years, the U.S. Department of State has published […]
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