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From Tree to Market, Adding Value and Diversity to Locally-Grown Mangoes (Mandalay)

August 8, 2014

  The Myanmar office recently said good bye to another volunteer, Brian Flanagan, here by way of Cornell University. Brian spent two weeks in Yangon and Mandalay, where he sampled the local culture (and many a mango along the way). In partnership with the Myanmar Fruit, Flower, & Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association, he advised […]

Maybe Not So Far From Home…

July 30, 2014

Edie Shannon, who has just returned from Soumbalako, Guinea, shares the following insights: NOT Central Guinea is a long way from my home in miles, and centuries away in living conditions. I am here to work with a large farm union to help them in organizational development. They know they should be doing more than […]

Rainy Days in Burma

July 25, 2014

Well, the rainy day bit is true. The rains have arrived, and they are nothing if not persistent. Thunderously loud, they dominated my training, fortuitously coming at the end of the day to usher us out the door.

Potato Omelette Sandwiches and Building Capacity in Guinea

July 23, 2014

The latest is an update from, recent Guinea volunteer, Dan Quinn on his experience with Winrock’s AEMIP program, which helps promote food security and sustainable farming practices. On my first day in Faranah it rained. It rained hard. The day started as I stood under an umbrella, held up only by a bent fork, waiting […]

Mountains of Memories: Meet the Farmer-to-Farmer staff in Nepal

July 21, 2014

Winrock International has a long history of contributing to Nepal’s development and has been working to increase economic opportunity and sustain resources while protecting the environment of Nepal for over 30 years. Across three decades, Winrock in Nepal has periodically shifted program focus to address the current needs of the country, designing specific thematic programs […]

Transferring Knowledge and Technologies for Agricultural Growth: The Farmer-to-Farmer model

July 18, 2014

This article is a contribution to a week-long blog carnival on USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. From July 14-18, F2F program partners and American volunteers are sharing their knowledge and experience of providing technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses, service providers, and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and transitional […]

F2F-Supported Organization Receives Award in Bangladesh

July 17, 2014

This article is a contribution to a week-long blog carnival on USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. From July 14-18, F2F program partners and American volunteers are sharing their knowledge and experience of providing technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses, service providers, and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and transitional […]

Helping People Feed Themselves

July 16, 2014

This article is a contribution to a week-long blog carnival on USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. From July 14-18, F2F program partners and American volunteers are sharing their knowledge and experience of providing technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses, service providers, and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and transitional […]

Winrock at a Glance

July 14, 2014

This article is a contribution to a week-long blog carnival on USAID’s John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program. From July 14-18, F2F program partners and American volunteers are sharing their knowledge and experience of providing technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses, service providers, and other agriculture sector institutions in developing and transitional […]

Witnessing Changes in Bangladesh

July 11, 2014

Today’s blog post comes from Gurbinder Gill, who recently volunteered with Winrock’s USAID Asia Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Bangladesh:
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