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Partners – How We Collaborate

Our work spans the globe and straddles sectors as we work to expand local economies, build viable supply chains, empower women through entrepreneurship and pursue a wide variety of other objectives.

Agriculture

  • Increasing Productivity through Technology: In the rural areas of Mozambique, Winrock worked with Hello Tractor, a U.S. ag-tech company, to provide on-demand farm machinery and services to farmers, improving their productivity and income. In the Philippines, Winrock partnered with East-West Seed Company to educate smallholder farmers on cutting-edge technologies and farming practices.
  • Building a Viable Supply Chain: Myanmar’s coffee industry languished for decades due to the country’s economic isolation. Winrock improved Myanmar’s coffee quality while strengthening the sector for export with major buyers like Whole Foods.

Carbon Markets

  • Transforming Carbon Markets: As the world’s first private voluntary greenhouse gas registry, Winrock’s American Carbon Registry (ACR) has worked for decades to mobilize climate actions that benefit the world’s most vulnerable populations.
  • Measuring Carbon from International Aviation: ACR was recently approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to supply credits for its global airline carbon market.

Forestry & Natural Resource Management

  • Unlocking Financing to Protect Forests: Winrock serves as the secretariat for Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART), an international program designed to attract large-scale financing for countries committed to protecting and restoring forests through REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation).
  • Enhancing Cocoa Land Rights and Rehabilitation: Winrock is partnering with ECOM and Hershey’s to transform the cocoa sector in Ghana. By helping farmers secure land tenure rights, we are empowering them to invest in the future of their farms. And by providing resources and technical assistance to replant these cocoa farms, we are boosting incomes, increasing diversity and reducing deforestation.

Labor & Human Rights

  • Working to End Human Trafficking: Winrock is working with Mars Petcare to address human trafficking in Thailand’s seafood sector by providing connectivity at sea for fishing vessels, allowing migrant workers to access information and connect with family and friends.
  • Reducing Child Labor: In Tanzania, Winrock is teaming up with international brands and local companies to eliminate child labor in agriculture.

Impact Investment & Entrepreneurship

  • Supporting Entrepreneurs: Iberia Bank has created a private investment fund for Arkansas graduates of the I-Fund, an early-stage, proof-of-concept accelerator formed to train entrepreneurs throughout Arkansas and the Delta region.

Local Economies

  • Expanding Local Economies: The Winrock-implemented Innovate Arkansas program has helped more than 750 startup companies add more than 1,000 jobs in the state while generating $475.5 million in revenue. It’s part of an entrepreneurial ecosystem with partnerships throughout the business cycle.
  • Increasing Productivity through Technology: In the rural areas of Mozambique, Winrock worked with Hello Tractor, a U.S. ag-tech company, to provide on-demand farm machinery and services to farmers, improving their productivity and income. In the Philippines, Winrock partnered with East-West Seed Company to educate smallholder farmers on cutting-edge technologies and farming practices.
  • Building a Viable Supply Chain: Myanmar’s coffee industry languished for decades due to the country’s economic isolation. Winrock improved Myanmar’s coffee quality while strengthening the sector for export with major buyers like Whole Foods.

Women’s Empowerment

  • Empowering Women through Entrepreneurship: Winrock collaborated with ACI, a large Bangladesh-based agribusiness company, to provide Bangladeshi women with the resources and expertise to become agricultural entrepreneurs, helping women gain access to inputs and markets for their products.
  • Arkansas Women’s Business Center: Using funds from the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Arkansas Women’s Business Center helps women-owned small businesses start, grow and compete in global markets by providing quality training, counseling and access to capital.