Volunteer Posts
National Farmer Day in the USA
October 12, 2022
National Farmer Day is a day to celebrate and pay tribute to all the farmers throughout American history. The American farmer has historically been the provider of agriculture and horticulture production for not only Americans but for most of the world. The United States tops the list in production volume, accounting for more than 360 […]
Farmer-to-Farmer Begins Traveling Again
September 27, 2022
In May 2022, volunteer Daniel Lavin was Winrock’s first volunteer to travel from the US to West Africa for the Farmer-to-Farmer program in over 2 years. Dan traveled to Senegal to assist the Fass Jom Association in Financial Farm Management. He, along with country staff, trained a group of mostly women on managing their farming […]
Serving Winrock’s F2F for Over 20 Years
August 26, 2022
The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program connects U.S.-based volunteers with our partners in developing countries to provide technical, hands-on training in communities. F2F is supported by funding through the U.S. Farm Bill which is then administered by USAID. Winrock is one of several implementing partners that sends volunteers around the world and currently works mostly in West […]
West Africa F2F Ghana Project Supports Department of Agriculture
March 16, 2022
In October 2021 the West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) project in Ghana was invited to present a brief statement in the Eastern Region, Koforidua; at the maiden two-day Eastern Commodity Satellite Market Fair, organized by the Regional Agricultural Department of the Eastern Regional Coordinating Council on the theme: “Developing the Eastern Commodity Satellite Markets: The Role […]
Baking for Empowerment
March 14, 2022
In January 2022, Adama Pouye from Senegal and Nancy Scott from the United States, came together to help the women of Cooperation of the Networks of Users of the Consular Agricultural Training and Transformation Unit (RUUFTAC) create new and improved products to sell in their communities. In Senegal, there is a market for bakery products […]
Volunteer Experience: Nigeria
February 15, 2022
Today we bring you another installment of our local volunteer highlights! This Q&A is with Dr. Emmanuel Opoola, national volunteer for the Nigeria F2F project. Dr. Opoola worked with remote U.S. volunteer, Stephen Bullen, to develop a syllabus and training materials on-farm management and trained the host’s agricultural team on how to use the developed […]
Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2021
Once again, we are coming to an end of an unusual year. Though the ongoing pandemic continued to greatly affect us all, it also provided an opportunity to learn new ways to adapt and find new ways to connect. Even though we were still unable to travel, our volunteers continued to support the Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) […]
Youth Entrepreneur Expands and Improves Her Business After Farmer-to-Farmer Support
November 16, 2021
We were inspired by Global Entrepreneurship Week (Nov. 8-14) and are excited to share the success of a youth entrepreneur in Guinea who has expanded her product line thanks to support received from Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program. Enterprise Fatou et Kadija (EFK), a startup company in Guinea led by a young woman named Fatou Titine Cissoko, […]
My Experience As A Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer
October 7, 2021
What was the best part about contributing to Farmer-to-Farmer as a national volunteer in their country/region? I was elated to be able to give back to my country using the skills I have acquired over the years. It was rewarding and it gave me a sense of fulfilment. It also afforded me the opportunity to […]
My Experience As A Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer in Nigeria
September 7, 2021
What was the best part about contributing to Farmer-to-Farmer as a national volunteer in their country/region? Firstly, in the case of this assignment (which involved the development of training modules and in-person training of the host on strategic digital marketing for agribusinesses), the best part was having to interact and co-learn with the host as […]