
In Armenia, Local Volunteer Equips Cheesemakers to Boost Quality, Yields, and Incomes
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted and challenged us all. Our Volunteer programs have pivoted to remote assignments and have engaged …

Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Helps Moroccan Women’s Cooperative Enter Global Markets
For over three decades, the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program has helped farmers and agribusinesses in developing countries raise incomes and adopt …

A Day in the Life of a Rural Woman Farmer in Tanzania
To celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Rural Women, we proudly share photos from photographer Nevil Jackson who volunteered …

Cash Transfers Help Ultra-Poor Women Become Entrepreneurs in Northern Kenya
Paulina Adapal Paen never thought she could be a businesswoman. Raising five children on her own, she was struggling just …

Mechanization Helps Outgrower Business Owner Support 750 Farmers in Ghana
Fusseini Abubakar cultivates maize, rice, soybean, groundnut, and cowpea on his farm in the Karaga District of Ghana’s Northern Region. …

Young Ghanaian Business Owner Supports 300+ Farmers
Sulley Adams, 28, is an outgrower business owner living in Lagbensi, a village in the East Mamprusi District of Ghana’s …

Kyrgyzstani Orchard Farmer Shares What She Learned From Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer
Fruit production employs more than 35,000 people in the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Oblast, where more than 1,000 hectares of land …

Georgian Cheesemaker Expands His Business with Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Assistance
Entrepreneur Gocha Gagashvili started his milk collecting and cheese production business in 2008 in the small village of Kurdgelauri in …

Fati’s Story: From Smallholder Farmer to Outgrower Business Owner in Ghana
In April 2019, Fati Zakari, who lives in Nyong Yapalsi in the Karaga District of Ghana’s Northern Region, successfully became …

USDA PhilCAFE Project Encourages Youth Engagement in Agriculture
In the Philippines, the average age of a farmer is 56 years old. Many government institutions in the country are …

Unleashing the Potential of Female Agri-Entrepreneurs in Bangladesh
Business Accelerator Model Ignites Market Connections and Breaks Social Barriers for Women Few female entrepreneurs in southern Bangladesh take their …

Private-Sector Partnerships Make Time-Saving Machinery Accessible in Rural Bangladesh
Rice is the most dominant food crop in Bangladesh. It thrives in the country’s coastal southern regions, but it can …