Press Release
Winrock International Announces New Board Members
September 22, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, AR – SEPTEMBER 22, 2016 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, today announced the appointments of Samar Ali and William Rockefeller to its Board of Directors. Ali, the first Arab-American board member in the organization’s history, brings a wealth of experience from both the public and private sectors, […]
Winrock International & Concordia Join Forces In Campaign Against Labor Trafficking
September 14, 2016
NEW YORK, September 20th, 2016 – Winrock International, the U.S.-based international development organization, together with Concordia, a nonprofit that enables effective public-private partnerships, today announced a new partnership as part of the Concordia Campaign Against Labor Trafficking. The groundbreaking partnership will work toward the development of a collaborative, standards-based, industry-wide approach to address human rights […]
Winrock’s Dep. Director, U.S. Programs, Testifies on Rural Development Models
September 8, 2016
On September 8, Winrock International’s Deputy Director of U.S. Programs Linsley Kinkade will testify about rural economic development in Arkansas and the region before the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access of the Committee on Small Business. Ranking Member Rep. Judy Chu, D-Ca., invited Kinkade to testify about Winrock’s innovative and sustainable economic […]
Press Release: Burmese Specialty Coffee Hits The World Market
August 19, 2016
LITTLE ROCK, ARK. — On Tuesday, August 23, Winrock International, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Coffee Quality Institute celebrate the arrival of Burmese specialty coffee on the world stage with a special cupping of Myanmar Community Coffee at La Colombe Coffee Roasters, 900 Sixth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Chris Miller, lead roaster […]
Winrock International, Innovation Hub To Combine
June 15, 2016
Winrock International, the Arkansas-based international development organization with a focus on agricultural, environmental and community development issues, today announced that it will combine with the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in a strategic reorganization of its U.S. and Arkansas programs. As part of this unification, Warwick Sabin, who is currently the executive director of the Innovation […]
USAID and Winrock International Launch Innovation Challenge to Bring New Technologies to Smallholder Farmers
May 24, 2016
Event Agenda Speakers Media BANGKOK, May 25, 2016 — Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Winrock International launched an innovation challenge to develop technological solutions and regional partnerships for smallholder farmers in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal. The challenge will be open to companies and organizations from South and Southeast Asia […]
Winrock Announces Annett Pagan, U.S. Programs Director, to Retire After 24 Years
May 12, 2016
‘Vital Presence’ at Winrock, Pagan Devoted Career to Arkansas and Rural America LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 12, 2016) – Winrock International announces the retirement of Annett Pagan, director of U.S. programs, on May 13. Since joining Winrock in 1992, Pagan has devoted her career to creating jobs and income opportunities in rural communities. Her vision and […]
Winrock International President Rodney Ferguson to Participate in Concordia Summit on the Americas in Miami
May 12, 2016
Rodney Ferguson, president and CEO of Winrock International, will join a gathering of public and private sector leaders at the the Concordia Summit on the Americas to discuss economic and political issues affecting the region. Ferguson, in his role with Winrock and as a founding member of The Cuba Consortium, is one of a group […]
American Carbon Registry Presents Annual Awards to Celebrate Outstanding Environmental Achievements
May 5, 2016
SAN DIEGO, May 5, 2016 – Last night, the American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, hosted its annual gala reception to recognize and thank its members and partners. ACR Director John Kadyszewski welcomed guests and presented highlights from the year. He described the awards to be presented to recognize outstanding environmental […]
Cuba Consortium Agriculture & Food Roundtable to be Held in Arkansas
March 16, 2016
Hutchinson, Daschle, Cuban Experts To Headline March Event Hosted By Winrock International, Winthrop Rockefeller Institute And Howard Baker Forum MORRILTON, Ark. (March 11, 2016) – For 50 years, silence has reigned between the United States and Cuba. But warming relations between the two countries is now a hot topic — and Arkansas is poised to […]