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 …