Volunteer Posts
Building Awareness to Create Change in Bangladesh
September 23, 2014
My work with the CREL project here in Bangladesh has allowed me to visit all the top destinations of the country many do not get to see. The floodplains of the South-west region just outside the Sundarbans mangrove forest, home to the famous Bengal Tiger. The wetlands, forests, and tea plantations of Srimongol in the […]
Strengthening Micro-Finance Institutions in Nigeria
September 19, 2014
In Nigeria’s agriculture sector, the availability of adequate credit to finance agricultural activities is a major enabling factor. Hasal Microfinance Bank is interested in becoming one of the leading agricultural lenders in Nigeria, but has limited expertise in the sector. Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Bob Bonnet, with 37 years of agricultural lending experience, worked with the Bank […]
A Dream Come True
September 19, 2014
“For me to be a part of an organization supporting a sustainable system of agriculture is a dream come true and gives me hope.” –Inspiring words from Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Mamadou Thiam after his volunteer assignment in Guinea, which focused on providing “training of trainers” to NGO workers on farm management and methods for effective technology […]
Farmer-To-Farmer Featured in Roast Magazine
September 17, 2014
Hot off the presses — here’s a link to a wonderfully descriptive article in the latest edition of Roast Magazine about Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer Rick Peyser’s work with coffee farmers in Myanmar. Happy Reading! https://winrock.org/news/winrock-volunteer-featured-roast-magazine-his-work-smallholder-coffee-farmers-myanmar
Dhaka: Who was trained?
September 12, 2014
Today’s blog post comes from Andrea Burniske, reflecting on her Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignment in Bangladesh: It seems unreal that [almost a month ago] I arrived for the first time in Bangladesh. I had similar assignments with two hosts: provide training on proposal writing (for development projects) and project management, oriented towards agriculture and agribusiness, but […]
Reconnecting with Roots in Nepal
September 8, 2014
As part of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program focus on strengthening agriculture education and training, volunteer Anil Shrestha completed an assignment with the Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS) in Nepal, training faculty and researchers on modern statistical tools and their applications in agricultural sciences. Anil’s assignment inspired him, and his sentiments below inspire us.
Improved Cassava Farming Practices in Southwestern Burma
September 3, 2014
The Burma (or Myanmar) office extends its thanks to recent Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer Luis Manrique, an agronomist and soil technician visiting from Hawaii. Luis trained twenty participants in Kyonpyaw, a small town in the Ayeyarwaddy Region, on improved farming practices and increased yields and quality for cassava production.
“I wouldn’t hesitate to return”
August 22, 2014
This week’s blog post comes from Mike Frinsko, an aquaculture expert from North Carolina State University, who has volunteered three times with Winrock’s USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program. His most recent F2F assignment was focused on improving water quality management in fish ponds in Bangladesh. Below, he shares his impressions of the country and thoughts about […]
Memorable Cultural Experiences in Guinea
August 22, 2014
In June, Kris Fricke took his first trip to Guinea. His volunteer assignment was focused on training local beekeepers on the conversion of traditional beekeeping into beekeeping as a business. Kris spoke to the Beekeepers Federation of Guinea about bee biology and behavior, instructed the group on how to inspect and improve hives, and taught […]
Meet the Farmer-to-Farmer Staff in Nigeria
August 15, 2014
Winrock International started working in Nigeria with the Farmer to Famer Program in 2001 and over the past 13 years conducted over 311 volunteer assignments ranging in subject matter of swine management, apiculture, aquaculture, cooperative development and microcredit financing. Winrock made a commitment to improve the lives and livelihood of the people in West Africa […]