Countries
Burma
A productive and profitable agriculture sector is critical for long-isolated Burma to achieve food security and lift its citizens out of poverty. By facilitating in-country volunteer visits by American agricultural experts and working to develop strong value chains, Winrock is helping Myanmar move closer to achieving its agricultural potential. The Southeast Asian nation also benefitted…
Brazil
Preventing child labor by opening up educational opportunities and helping Nike in its reforestation efforts characterize Winrock’s current work in Brazil. Since the 1990s, however, we have been extremely active in partnering with government and community leaders to develop effective strategies to combat deforestation and the greenhouse gas emissions that accompany forest loss. This has…
Cambodia
Our work in Cambodia over the past decade-plus has been multifaceted. Like many nations, Cambodia is striving to balance the need to provide economic opportunity to its citizens while also protecting essential forests and ecosystems. Our programs encourage collaboration between local government, businesses, NGOs and citizen leaders on critical land-management decisions, while providing objective information to…
Bangladesh
Since launching our work in Bangladesh in the 1980s, Winrock’s primary focus has been on strengthening the country’s critical agriculture sector. Activities have included providing instruction and technical expertise to help Bangladeshi farmers and fishers increase their production and develop and serve markets for shrimp and maize and other promising homegrown products. In recent years,…
Liberia
Since Liberia’s civil war ended in the early 2000s, the war-torn nation has struggled to rebuild its economy and improve its infrastructure to provide services to its citizens: particularly education and health care. Since the 1990s, Winrock’s project activities in Liberia have been diverse, including: providing assistance to smallholder palm oil producers, combatting child labor…
Macedonia
Macedonia has one of the most energy-demanding economies in Europe, in large part due to obsolete and inefficient technologies. Limited supplies of commercial energy resources means that domestic production covers only 60 percent of energy demand. Winrock’s efforts in the Balkan nation are focused on laying the groundwork for the development of renewable energy and…
Nepal
Winrock’s extensive legacy in Nepal dates back to the Agricultural Development Council, founded by John D. Rockefeller 3RD in 1954, which provided graduate-level fellowships to outstanding students, strengthened academic institutions and supported research initiatives in agriculture and natural resource management. More recently, Winrock’s varied project work has centered on improving smallholder farming practices, broadening access…
Vietnam
Like much of Southeast Asia, Vietnam is among the countries most threatened by climate change. While the nation has made strides economically — reducing poverty considerably and integrating into to global markets — substantial challenges still loom in the face of these triumphs. Unrestrained economic and agricultural expansion has resulted in the degradation and loss…
Malaysia
Winrock’s history in Malaysia dates back to the Agricultural Development Council (A/D/C), founded by John D. Rockefeller 3RD in 1954. The A/D/C provided graduate-level fellowships to 43 Malaysian students, with the knowledge they would return home and share their skills to address growing populations and decreasing food supplies. More recently, Winrock project work has focused…