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Since 1991, the 81-year-old Lewes man tried to spread his business knowledge and ensure democracy thrives…

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The Federacion Comercializadora de Café Especial de Guatemala (FECCEG) is an association of small…

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Authorities have expressed satisfaction with the efforts by the Washington DC based non partisan organization,…

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This article was authored by Andrés Varona and Taylor Nelson of Partners of the Americas and originally…

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The concept of Farmer to Farmer is simple. U.S. volunteers with decades of experience in farming and…

Mozambique

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s Farmer-to-Farmer program is pairing highly-skilled…

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Today, Kalumu has a reason to smile. In a given season, she earns between $500-800, and last season…

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Tadzera Kulima, a local name meaning “we are here for farming,” is a farmers’ association located…

Zambia

Jock Brandis and Randy Shackleford test peanut aflatoxin levels in the tailgate of their truck in Chipata,…

Tajikistan

Alisher Dehkan Farm in Tajikistan’s Khatlon Province has been producing apples, plums, bing cherry,…

Guatemala

At just over 6200ft elevation, winded, but yet proud of my accomplishment, I began setting up my camera…

Nigeria

Jolene was nominated by the Nigeria Farmer to Farmer team because she demonstrated a commitment to the…

Morocco

Volunteers have been a critical part of IESC’s mission since 1964. The Frank Pace Award, named for…

Bangladesh

UW-Extension educator James Anderson recently completed a volunteer assignment in Bangladesh funded…

Mongolia

The rolling landscape is brown and brittle for as far as I can see. A ridgetop observation point allows…

Liberia

For 20 years, Julia Moore’s father, Bill Eyman, traveled the world as an ACDI/VOCA volunteer for USAID’s…

Colombia

In March 2018, Kathleen (Kath) Lestina, a business owner and designer from the United States, traveled…

Bangladesh

Bauer Duke, Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff School of Agriculture,…

Congo

Jon Thiele is an agribusiness and microfinance expert who has focused on international development consulting…

Guatemala

Kristen Gartland traveled to Guatemala as an F2F volunteer for 2 weeks in March 2018 to assist CEPROCAL…

Sierra Leone

North Dakota State University professor and Extension agronomist Hans Kandel traveled to Sierra Leone…

Lebanon

Objective: To help organizations understand prevailing endemic livestock diseases and improve livestock…

Ethiopia

In 2013, Anais traveled to Ethiopia and completed her third trip to Guinea. In Ethiopia, she led workshops…

Kenya

While in Kenya, Angela evaluated an established aquaculture field station and reported on the efficacy…

Haiti

As a result of Trevor’s assignment, the students and farmers are better equipped to understand the…

Egypt

While in Egypt, Stephen offered guidance to several apiaries on the importance of optimum spacing of…

Nepal

Last fall, I traveled from my home in Portland, Oregon to the southern lowland area of Nepal known as…

El Salvador

Objective: To provide El Salvadorian cooperatives, particularly Board Members and management, governance…

Colombia

In Colombia, the market conditions for the majority of food produced by small and medium farmers are…

Guatemala

The distance between Maine and Sibinal, Guatemala is over 3,600 miles. Sibinal is a mountainous municipality…

Egypt

I am a Human Resources business partner with the Purina Sales and Customer Operations teams based out…

Bangladesh

Uganda

Volunteering has (accidentally) become my family’s tradition. Both my father and mother are Returned…

Kyrgyzstan

In the past three years, I have completed 17 volunteer assignments in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.…

Guatemala

With his silver-streaked beard and fashion scarf, seated in Sukhasana (a yoga meditation pose), Marco…

Mongolia

Mongolia's rangelands are an unfenced expanse of undulating hills covered in grasses, livestock, and…

Bangladesh

Dr. Usha Palaniswamy, an adjunct professor at Strayer University, has volunteered seven times with Winrock,…

Lebanon

Green Hand is a Lebanese nonprofit fully run by unpaid, but highly motivated team members. For years,…

Egypt

In December of 2014, Heidi, a veterinarian and former Director of the Dairy and Food Inspection Division…

Morocco

The Rural Leadership Farmer-to-Farmer Program in Morocco included virtual and in-person trainings. The…

Ethiopia

During his volunteer assignment in Ethiopia, David trained members of two dairy cooperatives, Abdi Gudina…

Haiti

Cambodia

Critical to evaluating potential for developing community-based ecotourism is understanding people’s…

Ecuador

Chuya Yaku is a Kichwa community in Ecuador located in the heart of the Amazon. Their cacao growing…

Lebanon

In 2014, Gary Geisler, a calf and heifer specialist with Purina Animal Nutrition, a wholly owned subsidiary…

Kyrgyzstan

May 2017—In 2007, Emilbek Shamyrkanov started his own cattle-rearing business and dairy farm in northeast…

India

In India’s Gujarat State, farmers have suffered great losses in their harvest and income due to high…

Lebanon

Since 2014, Lebanon has been facing a food safety crisis with foodbourne illnesses on the rise. In order…

Ghana

In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded…

Mongolia

My name is Mark Teets and I was born to a farming family in West Virginia. I was raised on a dairy farm…

Malawi

There is a high demand for organic coffee in the world, and a small cooperative in Malawi called Ntchisi…

Senegal

I have been working in agriculture, either as a farm worker, farm owner, or Extension specialist for…

Nigeria

Winrock International’s Nigeria Farmer-to-Farmer staff have nominated Dr. Onesimus Otieno as the December…

Ghana

In Twapease, Ghana, the Dekaworwor Rice Growers’ Association has seen a dramatic increase in rice…

Egypt

In December 2015, Nimer Al-Shadfan, a Land O’Lakes, Inc. employee, went on a volunteer assignment…

Kenya

Brownsburg resident LaRon Beemer, a competitive intelligence manager for the Agricultural Division of…

Senegal

Erin Schneider has been volunteering with NCBA CLUSA’s Senegal Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program since…

Malawi

Wayne Burleson is a passionate volunteer, having completed over fourteen assignments with the Farmer-to-Farmer…

Egypt

It was incredibly fulfilling to help people improve their operation and jobs – especially in such…

Rwanda

Rwanda has only been in feed operations for about two years and their production capacity is small.…

Madagascar

As a volunteer for VEGA’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Special Program Support Project in Madagascar, Matthew…

Lebanon

Lebanon doesn't have a robust food quality regulation, but there appears to be some movement in the…

Senegal

In May of 2016, Sequoia, an organic vegetable and animal health specialist, traveled to the Koalack…

Lebanon

Associate Professor of Dairy Science at South Dakota State University, Dr. Ashraf Hassan, recently completed…

Panama

Panama - Located in eastern Panama along the country’s border with Colombia, the Darien region is…

Ethiopia

Julie Longland has served as a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer in Ethiopia, Nicaragua, Mozambique, Nepal…

Ethiopia

The Melka Abune Aregawi Nunnery runs various community and welfare services including managing 40 acres…

Jamaica

Locals in Kingston, Jamaica are flocking to the Ujima Natural Farmer’s Market to purchase local, natural…

Senegal

In September 2015, US pesticide safety educator Ples Spradley traveled to Senegal as an expert volunteer,…

Lebanon

Food safety is one of the biggest challenges faced by the agriculture and trade industries in Lebanon,…

Bangladesh

Cliff Wener is a food service, food processing and hospitality expert from Winnetka, Illinois. Over…

Senegal

Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Bob Shumaker recently completed his fourth F2F assignment, leading trainings…

Dominican Republic

Bill Nichols is a Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) veteran. A graduate of West Point and Harvard Business School,…

Russia

Paul Christ, retired Vice President, Economics and Risk Management for Land O’Lakes, applied his 26…

Ghana

On March 15th, 2013 John Wallbrown returned from Ghana after three weeks as a volunteer for the U.S.…

Guinea

My assignment was a five-day training for extension agents on the safe use of pesticides and integrated…

Lebanon

The apple industry in Lebanon faces major challenges. Most apples were previously exported through Syria…

Lebanon

Dan Halsey, a Permaculture Research Institute designer and lecturer from Minnesota, never dreamed his…

Lebanon

In March of 2016 , the Farmer-to-Farmer Program in the Middle East and North Africa (F2F MENA) implemented…

Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the most challenging places served by the USAID-supported…

Zambia

Jock Brandis is the founder and research and development director of Full Belly Project, a North Carolina-based…

Lebanon

Lebanon is one of the most forested countries in the Middle East and is known for its iconic cedar forests.…

Myanmar

Mike Sturdivant is a soil conservationist for the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a department…

Kosovo

Through summer 2017, EWB-USA’s Engineering Service Corps (ESC) will be working alongside Kosovo’s…

Ghana

Jirapa District in the Upper West Region of Ghana is dominated by smallholder farmers who grow crops…

Mali

In the village of Solla-Bougouda, as in many other villages in the West Sikasso region, most families…

Mali

The Sikasso region has higher rainfall than most other areas of Mali and some of the best agricultural…

Ghana

It’s so hard to believe that I have only been working with the farmers of the Techiman Maize Traders…

Zambia

Charlene Nash has volunteered three times with National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International…

Ghana

In northern Ghana, where nearly half the population lives in poverty amid the vast savanna, agriculture…

Malawi

The cultivation of oyster mushrooms, which are not native to Malawi, was first introduced in the early…

Nepal

Bob Bond, a consultant from Weaverville, NC, traveled to Nepal for 2 1/2 weeks in April to share his…

Rwanda

Leah Tewksbury shares recommendations from work with cooperative in Rwanda

Dominican Republic

Tajikistan

Sen Seong is an entomologist based in Gurnee, Illinois, and a recurring volunteer with ACDI/VOCA’s…

Kyrgyzstan

Fruit production employs more than 35,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Oblast, where…

Georgia

Entrepreneur Gocha Gagashvili started his milk collecting and cheese production business in 2008 in…

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Gary Geisler

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Phil Smith

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