| ACDI-VOCA
After first hearing about the Farmer-to-Farmer Program in 1994, John Bobbe eagerly signed up to volunteer in Poland. The program, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, mobilizes volunteers like John to provide technical assistance to farmers, farm groups, agribusinesses, and others in developing and transitional countries...
Kalumu Nzumi knows how to grow mangoes. In fact, she is very good at it, even though she still gets surprised by the amount of money she earns in a given season. That’s because six years ago, she did not produce anything she could sell; she would plant maize but …
| Chancy Namadzunda
Authorities have expressed satisfaction with the efforts by the Washington DC based non partisan organization, called the Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) for implementing a five year project called Farmer-to-Farmer observed it has generated a rapid and sustainable economic growth in Malawi's agricultural sector.
The project started in 2013 …
Catholic Relief Services' Farmer-to-Farmer program sends volunteers from the United States to East Africa to share their knowledge with small-scale farmers, agribusinesses and schools. Jeff Semler is a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer. This is his story.
| FAMU
Imagine living in a place where the land is so dry it barely produces enough crops to sustain a small, family farm – let alone provide a stable agricultural income to its community. Now, add to that the challenge of that community being in a coastal area where most irrigation water contains too much salt, making it unusable for growing healthy, sustainable plant crops.
| Partners of the Americas
The Federacion Comercializadora de Café Especial de Guatemala (FECCEG) is an association of small organic coffee producers established in 2006. FECCEG currently works with 10 cooperatives in Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango, Quiché, Sololá, San Marcos, and Quetzaltenango, and over 1,000 farmers, of which more than 350 are women. Their mission is to promote and …
| Ximena Tapia
| Marc Mcilhone
Volunteering with USAID agency’s ACDI/VOCA Farmer-to-Farmer Program, Lost Creek Mushroom Farm owners Douglass and Dr. Sandra Williams traveled to Ghana, West Africa, to work with mushroom farmers at Bemcom Youth Enterprises Association, in collaboration with the Williams’ Mushrooms in Ghana Project.
Under the auspices of USAID agency’s ACDI/VOCA Farmer-to-Farmer Program, …
| Land O'Lakes Intl Development
Heidi Lammers, Jerry Heaps and Anthony Vojta, all quality managers from Land O'Lakes, Inc. reflect on their Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in Lebanon.
| IESC
Ghana produces one of the most nutrient-rich produce available in the world: the chili pepper. Despite the demand for this product, both at home and abroad, Ghana has been unable to fully benefit from the production of the chili pepper due to concerns with the safety and quality of the crop.