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Opening Big Markets to Small Farmers
November 30, 2015|post
The Wallace Center at Winrock International was recently recognized for its efforts to make wholesale markets more accessible to producers of all sizes—opening new doors and creating fresh growth opportunities for America’s small and mid-sized farmers. At the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in Atlanta last month, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Ed […]
A true model of compassion and service
November 30, 2015|volunteer
This article is a contribution to a four-week blog series celebrating 30 years of USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. Another central theme of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program is citizen diplomacy. The Center for Citizen Diplomacy states that “citizen diplomacy is the concept that every global citizen has the right, even the […]
A Safe Space for School-Age Girls in Côte d’Ivoire
November 24, 2015|post
Winrock International promotes access to safe education by improving children’s physical safety and emotional well-being, and fostering an enabling environment in which children can thrive. This means helping communities and schools create safe, supportive spaces for girls and boys alike; empowering families and communities to monitor children’s safety; and improving families’ livelihoods so they are […]
Building the capacity of agriculture sector institutions worldwide
November 20, 2015|volunteer
This article is a contribution to a four-week blog series celebrating 30 years of USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers build the capacity of all types of agriculture sector hosts — including farmers associations, agribusinesses, agriculture education and training providers, government agencies, and NGOs. Volunteer experts have helped host organizations develop […]
Winrock Plans Active Participation at Paris Climate Negotiations
November 17, 2015|post
The latest round of U.N. climate change negotiations is quickly approaching. This round represents a significant milestone because it is the deadline for reaching a new international climate agreement. Winrock International is gearing up to actively engage — hosting sessions on the importance of forest degradation, as well as low emission development and land use. […]
One of the Most Joyful Things
November 13, 2015|volunteer
Today’s blog post is from apiculture expert Kris Fricke after his second Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in Guinea, where he provided technical assistance to the Beekeepers Federation in Guinea (FAPI) on modern beekeeping practices and farming as a business: “It was fun returning to an area I had previously been near and seeing some of the same […]
A Compassionate Champion: Remembering David Lambert
November 3, 2015|post
When David Patterson Lambert passed away last month, one thing was certain: his final days — like countless days and years that came before — were spent working to end world hunger. David, 75, of Washington, D.C., died in his sleep in the early morning hours of Oct. 16, 2015. Nobody who knew him would […]
October Volunteer of the Month
October 30, 2015|volunteer
Winrock’s October Volunteer of the Month is Dr. Archie Devore, a dairy expert who completed a USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) assignment in Nepal earlier this year. Archie is one of those individuals that doesn’t just work on his assignment and then go back to “business as usual” at home. Case in point: he raised $1200 to […]
Indonesian president calls for increased power generation; Winrock supports renewable efforts
October 29, 2015|post
Winrock International has joined the U.S. Power Working Group dedicated to helping Indonesia ramp up its power capacity, while supporting the island nation in its efforts to increase the supply of energy from renewable sources. Indonesian President Joko Widodo announced the country’s ambitious goal in April, with the additional production capacity essential to the Indonesia’s […]
Building confidence, leadership skills of women in the cookstove value chain
October 29, 2015|post
Household cooking with solid fuels over open fires and in rudimentary cookstoves, in particular the air pollution it creates, are among the world’s most pressing problems – adversely affecting the environment as well as people’s health. Women can plan an important role in helping more households in developing countries adopt cleaner and more efficient fuels […]