Agriculture goes further than the field. To be able to provide the best possible product to an audience someone needs to understand their product and the influences the market has... Read More
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Zoom Functionality
Working remotely has become essential for people to connect and learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteer Joseph Guzman shared his knowledge with the Institut de I’Environnement et... Read More
Education to Change the World
Motivated by the quote, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” by Nelson Mandela, Yacouba Diarra persuaded his farming cooperative to host a... Read More
The Lasting Volunteer Impact
Many times our stories reflect the preliminary impact our volunteers have on a community of farmers. The training people receive has a lasting impact where they are able to build... Read More
New Opportunity in Lofine, Mali
Judy Moses, our U.S. director and member of the Browse & Grass Growers Cooperative in Wisconsin, is a small ruminant expert who has raised livestock for almost three decades. Every... Read More
Maintaining an Organization and Improving Soft Skills
It’s been a challenge to move the work our volunteers do in-person to remote trainings. Many things come into play: connection, transferring knowledge to presentations rather than hands on demonstrations... Read More
Making Hand Sanitizer and Face Mask
As many of our lives have moved online during the COVID-19 pandemic, so has our volunteering. During this time we are continuing to train, educate and work with different groups... Read More
The ENHANCE Program to Improve Livestock
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems research project: "Enhancing the Productivity of Small Ruminants through Improved and Cost-Effective Feeding and Animal Health Interventions (ENHANCE) in Burkina Faso and... Read More
COVID-19 Precautions and Fact Sheet
Click here for a PDF fact sheet (English): COVID-19 Best Practices What is COVID-19? First, let’s break down the terminology COVID-19: “CO” - Coronavirus “VI” - virus “D”... Read More
Let’s Talk About Oyster Mushrooms!
Our volunteer Dr. Khalid worked with two organizations to implement oyster mushroom production to increase food diversity, improve nutrition and eliminate barriers in local foraging. Oyster mushrooms offer a multitude... Read More
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