Woman Expands Poultry Farming Business with USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Technical Assistance
Victorine Bujakera is a farmer and member of a cooperative called the Coopérative des Fermiers de Kinshasa in the Democratic …
Mali CVC Nièta Cooperative: A Quick Learner
The tractor-adapted motorized seeder designed by the president of the Nièta Cooperative. Photo: Adama Bengaly (G-Force) The Nièta Cooperative of …
Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition (RWANU) Brochure
The five-year Resiliency through Wealth, Agriculture, and Nutrition (RWANU) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA, focuses on reducing food insecurity and malnutrition …
Uganda RWANU Combats Deforestation with Energy-Saving Stoves
Upon entering Cecilia Aurien’s compound, one is greeted by an odd sight: an array of energy-saving stoves arranged in two …
Changing Mindsets and Livelihoods for Enhanced Food Security
Traditionally, men in Karamoja in northeastern Uganda are herdsmen, looking after livestock while women are left to farming. But with …
MinPACT Empowers Philippines Farmers to Win Specialty Coffee Title
For the first time in its history, coffee from the Philippines won specialty coffee status when it was cupped and …
Before and After: A Decade of Protecting Liberia’s Forests
In 2003, the departure of the former president Charles Taylor from Liberia marked the end of the country’s 14-year long …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Helps Mango Farmers Improve Productivity
Mango growers in southern Ghana with ACDI/VOCA Volunteer David Ringuette (center), wearing gifts he received during their last session Ghana …
Environmental Awareness in Uganda and at Home
Recent studies show that the human population’s growth rate is increasing by 1.11% per year. Less clear, however, are the …
Moving Energy from Pastures to Cattle to You—and Back
Everyone should be good at something, right? Everyone should have one skill they practice their whole lives that their bodies …
On-Farm Hermetic Storage Testing; Change in Smallholder Attitudes & Behaviors
This report analyzes how farmers’ attitudes, behaviors, and storage practices have changed throughout the progression of AflaSTOP’s survey work, as …
MinPACT Workshop Trains Filipino Chocolate Makers
Raymond Major, a forty-year veteran of the chocolate confectionery industry, arrived in Davao City, in the Philippines, to find nearly …
