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Aaron Sundsmo named Winrock’s Senior Director of Agriculture, Resilience & Water
October 25, 2021
Winrock International is pleased to announce that Aaron Sundsmo has been named senior director of its Agriculture, Resilience & Water (ARW) group. Aaron has 20 years of experience providing organizational and portfolio leadership within both for-profit and non-profit international development organizations, including 15 years in Africa and Asia. In his new position as ARW’s senior […]
Building a Food-Secure, Climate-Resilient Future
October 20, 2021
It’s late August in Senegal: the weather has turned hot and wet. Even along the country’s Atlantic coast, daily highs hover around 90 degrees. Some of the national parks are closed. Tourists, along with migratory birds including Eurasian spoonbills, royal terns and greater flamingos have gone in search of milder weather further from the Equator. […]
Winrock to Lead $1.25 Million USDA Project to Advance Organic Agriculture in the U.S. Mid-South
October 20, 2021
Little Rock, Ark. – Winrock International has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to address barriers experienced by farmers in the mid-South when considering organic crop production. The $1.25 million grant will fund research, education, and extension work to create pathways for success […]
Paloma Adams-Allen Confirmed as USAID’s Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources
October 8, 2021
On Oct. 5, 2021, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm Paloma Adams-Allen as the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) new Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources. Adams-Allen previously worked as president and chief executive officer at the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), a U.S. agency that supports community-led development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Prior […]
Pakistan’s IncREDible Chili Farmers
October 7, 2021
For lasting impact in Pakistan’s agriculture sector, especially for red chili peppers, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Pakistan Agriculture Development (PAD) project, implemented by Winrock International, offers a replicable model with private sector partners and smallholder farmers. Pakistan’s input supply company Haji Sons International is a leading seed marketing company with a network of agrodealers throughout the […]
Mopti: Schools Bring Hope
October 6, 2021
Beginning 18 years ago, the first children to receive a basic education in Irély-Bolo had to travel more than 11 kilometers each day to get to school. In 2012, when insecurity erupted in Mopti region it became very difficult to travel and children were forced to drop out of school. Community members consistently raised the inability […]
Digital Inclusion: Boosting Broadband Connectivity Key to Renewal in Underserved U.S. Communities
October 4, 2021
Kevin Smith, the mayor of Helena-West Helena, Ark., sits at his desk in City Hall virtually disconnected from the rest of the world. If he needs to send an email, conduct research online, or just connect to a video conference, the city’s top elected official is forced to wait. He stares at his computer screen, […]
ACR Announces Open Public Comment Period on Methodology for Plugging Abandoned and Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells
September 30, 2021
The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, announces the public stakeholder consultation period for a Methodology for the Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Reductions from the Plugging Abandoned & Orphaned Oil and Gas (AOOG) Wells. This first-of-a-kind Methodology — developed by ACR in partnership with Dr. Mary Kang […]
ACR Publishes Methodology for Improved Forest Management on Canadian Forestlands
September 23, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, AR, September 22, 2021 – The American Carbon Registry (ACR), a nonprofit enterprise of Winrock International, has approved a Methodology for the Quantification, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Removals from Improved Forest Management (IFM) on Canadian Forestlands. Similar to the ACR’s published Improved Forest Management Methodology for Quantifying […]
The Face of a Leader from Rural Khatlon
September 23, 2021
Sharofat Abdulloeva, a 52-year old resident of Yangiyor village of Vakhsh district in Khatlon province talks with pride about her agribusiness enterprise Aziza, which employs 50 female seasonal employees. However, just 15 years ago, this was only a dream for Sharofat. In the village where Sharofat grew up, women rarely engaged in work outside of […]