Volunteer Posts
Celebrating 30 Years of Farmer-to-Farmer: Staff reflections
December 2, 2015
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. 30 years of Farmer-to-Farmer! For a program so rich in diversity, personal and professional exchanges, and lasting impacts, there is so much we could share! We asked current and former Winrock Farmer-to-Farmer […]
A true model of compassion and service
November 30, 2015
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 […]
November volunteer of the month
November 25, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving! This year, like every year, we are thankful for our wonderful volunteers, including our November Volunteer of the Month, Julie Longland. Our F2F staff are impressed with the extra time that Julie dedicated before and during her assignment, the variety of creative teaching methods that she used during her trainings, and her ongoing support for the F2F Program. […]
Climate smart agriculture education and training in Guinea
November 24, 2015
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. Since 2013, the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program and associated USAID/Guinea Agriculture Education and Market Improvement Program (AEMIP) have supported L’Institut Superieur Agronomique et Vétérinaire de Faranah (ISAV/F) – Guinea’s only agricultural university […]
Building the capacity of agriculture sector institutions worldwide
November 20, 2015
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 […]
Simple technologies, widespread benefits
November 17, 2015
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. What is technology transfer? How has F2F supported successful technology transfer? What are some of the associated impacts? These questions have inspired us to reflect on many successful volunteer assignments over the […]
One of the Most Joyful Things
November 13, 2015
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 […]
October Volunteer of the Month
October 30, 2015
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 […]
Celebrating the spirit of F2F
October 21, 2015
This year, the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program celebrates 30 years of implementation around the world. We asked staff to reflect on the spirit of F2F and what makes the program so special. Their responses weave together themes of service, dedication, selflessness, exchange. Winrock is grateful to be a part of this rewarding program! “The spirit […]
This last assignment was something special
October 14, 2015
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 […]