What We Do

The Agriculture & Water group partners with rural communities, businesses and local leaders to develop market-oriented, sustainable solutions at scale that increase food production and profitability, expand market access, conserve natural resources and build resilient livelihoods. Using a systems lens, we apply local and global expertise to advance sustainable economic growth for all.

Winrock cultivates effective public-private partnerships to co-develop innovative solutions to the world’s biggest challenges. We have decades of experience in carbon capture, clean energy, ecosystem services, forestry and sustainable agriculture in the U.S. and around the world. We combine technical expertise with partnership development, innovative financing structures and community engagement to support adaptation, mitigation and resilience to the impacts of increasingly extreme weather.

The Human Rights, Education & Empowerment group partners with national and local governments, civil society, the private sector and communities to ensure marginalized and at-risk populations can safely access their fundamental rights to freedom from trafficking and child labor, a quality education, and skills and opportunities for decent work.

The Natural Resources & Energy group supports healthy natural environments by developing and implementing solutions to protect natural resources, enhance ecosystem services, and scale access to clean energy. We partner with communities, governments, civil society and the private sector to strengthen local capacity, facilitate market-based innovations and mobilize green finance.

From our foundation in 1985, Winrock has been deeply committed to work not just around the globe, but here in our backyard as well. From our work with small farmers in the Mid-South to conservation programs that reduce water pollution and through our portfolio of entrepreneurial development work, Winrock is a recognized leader in the U.S. Founded in 1996, Winrock’s ACR incentivizes carbon reduction in agriculture, transportation and other industries. Meanwhile, Wallace Center programs are improving access to healthy, locally sourced food by strengthening regional supply chains. Winrock preserves livelihoods and builds resilience around the world. In the U.S., we use community development and entrepreneurial ecosystems to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources. Small-town America faces urgent challenges, and Winrock’s U.S. Programs help to meet and transcend them.