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Resilient Agriculture
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Climate change is already making it harder for people to feed themselves. From 2003 to 2013, climate-related economic losses stemming from decreased crop and livestock production exceeded $80 billion. The problem is especially severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where 95 percent of the food grown depends on rain. The World Bank anticipates that by […]
Revitalizing Local Economies
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve, wages for American workers have been stagnant or in decline for the past four-plus decades. Globalization and increasing automation have displaced U.S. jobs, diminished local economies and prompted rural residents to seek opportunities in cities. The Great Recession of 2008 and 2009 exacerbated […]
Sustainable Supply Chains
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Consumers and investors increasingly demand that companies look beyond short-term profit when developing their supply chains. Companies must effectively manage the demands of economic growth, environmental protection, fair labor practices and business ethics – and they must do so in the context of continuously evolving markets and relationships. INTEGRATED SOLUTION: Winrock International’s approach […]
Water and Food Security
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COMPLEX PROBLEM: Winrock International addresses this complex problem at multiple levels with an integrated set of services and tools that improve the management of water, natural resources, and agricultural production and delivery. INTEGRATED SOLUTION: Winrock International addresses this complex problem at multiple levels with an integrated set of services and tools that improve the management […]
Nepal Farmers Are Quick To Adopt Simple Aquaculture Technologies
March 28, 2017|volunteer
Fish farming, beyond other agriculture activities, is practiced by youth as a main source of income in Nepal. Gaining skills on improved management practices like water quality management and learning to adjust inputs based on pond fertilization results, can lead to decreases in fish mortality rates, and thus diminish economic losses for youth-led businesses. F2F volunteer, Dr. […]
CLEAR II’s Prescription for Success
March 24, 2017|post
How does a degree in pharmacy lead to a career fighting child labor in Nepal? Uddhav Poudyal, country coordinator for Winrock’s Country Level Engagement and Assistance To Reduce Child Labor II (CLEAR II) project, has spent his life finding out. A native of Kathmandu, Poudyal (pictured above, left) traveled to India’s Nagpur University in 1976 […]
SUCCESS STORY: A Bamboo Development Strategy for Thanh Hoa
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Thanh Hoa province has the largest area of luong bamboo in Vietnam, with over 80,000 hectares of natural bamboo forest and 71,000 hectares of planted bamboo. The global market for bamboo is expanding rapidly. Bamboo is increasingly being used for furniture, building materials and other consumer goods as an esthetic and sustainable alternative to wood. […]
SUCCESS STORY: Lowering the Negative Environmental Impacts of Rice Cultivation
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Pesticides are widely and commonly used in Vietnam in the cultivation of rice. Around 160,000 tons of pesticide are imported and used nationally every year for rice and other crops. Currently about 10% of pesticides used are dumped indiscriminately in fields, in the form of used packaging and bottles. Pesticides, used without due care and […]
Winrock Celebrates Our Farmer Volunteers on National Agriculture Day
March 21, 2017|volunteer
March 21, 2017 marks National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate the abundance provided by American agriculture. U.S. farmers grow the food that feeds us daily. Under the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program, U.S. farmers have also been generously volunteering their time and sharing their agricultural expertise with farmers around the globe. Our volunteers also come from […]
Winrock Mourns the Passing of David Rockefeller (1915-2017)
March 21, 2017|post
David Rockefeller, banker, philanthropist and the last surviving grandson of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller, passed away March 20, 2017, at his home in Pocantico Hills, New York. He was 101. He was brother to both Winthrop and John D. Rockefeller III, who founded two of the organizations from which Winrock International was formed in 1985. […]