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When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests
May 14, 2018|post
America’s water infrastructure is in a state of disrepair, as evidenced by disasters such as the public health crisis in Flint, Michigan and dangerous flooding at the Oroville Dam. While water infrastructure like treatment facilities, flood control systems, pipes, wastewater treatment plants and reservoirs are essential for public health and safety, our current, aging systems are inadequate for […]
Ghana Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Project Northern Ghana Land Use Ecosystem Service and Economic Valuation Study
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Study assessing the ecosystem services and economic benefits of land uses and changes in land use in Northern Ghana. Abstract: Mounting pressure from population growth, natural resource shortages, development demands, and an increasingly erratic climate has left communities in northern Ghana to face significant challenges in balancing short-and long-term food security and financial needs. Produced […]
Cool Storage for a Hot Market
May 1, 2018|post
When the vegetable market in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province began heating up, Winrock’s USDA-funded Pakistan Agriculture and Cold Chain Development Project (PACCD) provided the cool upgrade it needed — technical assistance and an in-kind grant to install new equipment and modernize the Safina Cold Store storage facility in Quetta City. That change has spurred the government […]
Winrock’s 2017 Volunteer Spirit Award
April 27, 2018|volunteer
Throughout 2017 and over the course of three separate trips, Monica Norley provided extraordinary assistance to the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program in Senegal. Our F2F staff is continually impressed with her great patience, understanding, and humility. In January 2017, Monica began working with the women of the Coalition of Women Against Illegal Immigration (COFLEC), located in […]
In Asia, a Project that Puts Market Systems First
April 24, 2018|post
In the flat fields of Nepal’s southern Terai plains, only miles from the Indian border, small farmers like Ramawati Maurya have for generations grown the same variety of rice. “I was growing only coarse rice before,” says Maurya, during a break from pulling weeds with a group of fellow women farmers. Coarse rice expands when […]
No Water, No Power
April 23, 2018|post
In 2017, drought in Kenya and neighboring countries became so severe earlier that the government of Kenya declared a national disaster. Already, the effects have been devastating: Food production dropped, leaving more than 2.6 million people without access to sufficient food. Some villagers have lost 40 percent of their livestock. Amidst the human tragedy of this drought, an unexpected actor […]
Solutions for Pollution
April 23, 2018|post
Addressing the crowd at Washington D.C.’s Wilson Center, Sasha Koo-Oshima immediately establishes the stakes of the matter at hand: the problem of water pollution. When water quality is degraded, she says, it’s “a potential destabilizing factor in global economy and security.” Along with three other panelists, Koo-Oshima, senior adviser of the Environmental Protection Agency’s International […]
Tamarindus indica: A Widely Adapted, Multipurpose Fruit Tree
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Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies A publication of the Agroforestry Information Service July 1993, Number 2 Tamarindus indica is best known for its delicious fruit. The brown, sticky, sour-sweet pulp is used widely as a flavor in a variety of dishes and drinks. The usefulness of the tamarind tree does not end with its fruit. […]
Moringa oleifera: A Perfect Tree for Home Gardens
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Agroforestry Species Highlights A publication of The Agroforestry Information Service 1010 Holomua Road, Paia, Hawaii 96779-6744 USA April 1993 Moringa oleifera, commonly called the ‘drumstick tree’, is well known for its multi-purpose attributes, wide adaptability, and ease of establishment. Its leaves, pods and flowers are packed with nutrients important to both humans and animals. Botany. […]
Understory Cropping with Pogosteman cablin: Raw Material for Rural Enterprise
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Agroforestry for the Pacific Technologies A publication of the Agroforestry Information Service September 1995, Number 15 Understory cropping with Pogostemon cablin: raw material for rural enterprise Harvesting non-timber products such as fruits, oils, latex, gums, and fibers offer a way to use forests productively, while protecting them as reserves of biodiversity, wildlife habitat, and watersheds. […]