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2015 Annual Report: Impact and Innovation
November 15, 2016|post
A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Two years ago, we launched an ambitious reimagining of Winrock’s approach to international development. The aim was to combine our organization’s long history of innovation and achievement with new strategies and approaches to position us for success in a rapidly evolving development environment. The past year has provided plenty of evidence […]
Winrock’s Dep. Director, U.S. Programs, Testifies on Rural Development Models
September 8, 2016|post
Submitted testimony of Linsley Matteson Kinkade Deputy Director, U.S. Programs, Winrock International House of Representatives Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access Intro by US Representative Judy Chu: 35:19 Testimony begins: 36:18 Takes questions: 46:38, 53:41 Chairman Huelskamp, Ranking Member Chu, distinguished members of the committee, thank you for inviting me here today. My […]
Climate Change Adaptation, An Interesting Challenge
July 21, 2016|volunteer
Winrock International Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer, Robin Vora, recently retired from the U.S. Forest Service in Oregon and traveled to Burma (also known as Myanmar) in February 2016 to provide training to local, non-profit staff with FREDA (Forest Resource Environment Development and Conservation Association). The objective was to improve knowledge and capacity of FREDA members and field staff on […]
My Experience with the JDR 3RD Scholars Program
July 17, 2016|post
The winning research team, commissioned through an open grant competition, was led by Dr. (Ms.) Ai Thanda Kyaw, Assistant Veterinary Officer at the Yangon City Development Committee. She and her team carried out the first participatory household survey conducted by the Ministry of Livestock in Myanmar. The survey yielded a clear picture of the impacts […]
Winrock Announces Annett Pagan, U.S. Programs Director, to Retire After 24 Years
May 12, 2016|post
‘Vital Presence’ at Winrock, Pagan Devoted Career to Arkansas and Rural America LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 12, 2016) – Winrock International announces the retirement of Annett Pagan, director of U.S. programs, on May 13. Since joining Winrock in 1992, Pagan has devoted her career to creating jobs and income opportunities in rural communities. Her vision and […]
Kay K. Arnold
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Kay Arnold currently serves as vice president of public affairs at Entergy Corporation — influencing its community environmental initiatives, overseeing the company’s political action committee, EnPAC, and serving as vice chairman of the Entergy Charitable Foundation. She is a former member of Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton’s gubernatorial cabinet. After overseeing the first effort to create […]
Milwaukee River Pay-for-Performance Project
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Farms are businesses, which means they respond to economic signals. That basic idea is behind this program’s approach to reduce the damage to water quality caused by agricultural run-off in the West Branch Milwaukee River watershed. Winrock works with water treatment plant owners, conservation groups and others in the area to devise pay-for-performance incentives that […]
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This last assignment was something special
October 14, 2015|volunteer
Today’s blog post comes from volunteer Ed Levi, after completing his Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) assignment in Bangladesh: “I’ve done numerous F2F assignments around the world but this is my first contribution to the blog. In fact, this is the first time I’ve ever contributed to any blog. But not only was I asked to blog about […]
A new era in freshwater prawn hatcheries
September 4, 2015|volunteer
Today’s blog entry comes from Dr. Bill Daniels from Auburn University, who recently completed a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh. “Bangladesh is a lush, green tropical country, at least during the rainy season, and the delta region has water everywhere. It is not surprising that it is the 5th largest producer of aquaculture products, but […]