No More Selling Solo
November 3, 2021
Rose is one of 17 newly-trained Marketing Private Service Providers who were challenged by the program to start ten marketing groups among farmers in their areas. The 19 women and […]
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Success Stories
The Future Starts with Seeds
October 27, 2021
Gerardo says, “Having food to eat and seeds to plant – even after a poor rainy season – is the best thing that has happened to us!” He knows from […]
Resilience to Disaster
October 18, 2021
The communities of Macuelizo were heavily affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in late 2020. This came as no surprise, given that the country of Honduras is one of the […]
Not Abandoned, Empowered
Contrary to what Elena feared when her husband abandoned her and their five children, new farming knowledge and skills are enabling the family to have a much better life than […]
We’re Never Done Learning
September 21, 2021
Until local partner ADIP offered training in soil conservation, Zacarías thought he’d learned everything there was to know about farming … and that it wasn’t getting any better. His parents […]
Poultry and Produce To Go!
Restrictions during COVID have prompted an innovation that makes the future look brighter for participating farmers: collective sales of produce. This successful program involves 196 advanced farmers, more than half […]
No Contest: Conservation Agriculture’s the Winner!
Monday, the chairman of one of the program’s farmers’ associations, says that, “Before [local partner] P.A.G. trained us in Conservation Agriculture we would go to our local markets and buy […]
A Fresh Outlook for Francis
You might hardly recognize Francis if you’d known him before he joined the program. He is now a successful farmer and president of his Farmers Group, but he and his […]
Working the Land Using Old Ways and New
September 16, 2021
Pepe appreciates the value of the varied techniques he’s learned as part of the agroecological approach to farming promoted by local partner GRADAID. The program builds on his own lifetime […]
Veterinary Care Takes Off in Jean Rabel
September 10, 2021
As a veterinarian and member of local partner AGEHPMDNG, Erick facilitates training sessions to improve and sustain local livestock health and value. The workshops cover animal breeding and health, when […]