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November 1, 2018
In just one year, Mayra has experienced a complete reversal of fortunes thanks to a micro loan and small-business training. She’d been scraping by as a farmer, but said that the three-year drought made her almost entirely dependent on remittances from a daughter who works in Costa Rica. That’s when local partner San Lucas offered […]
October 16, 2018
Farmers in Sincelejo, in Colombia, were facing a desperate situation when a drought destroyed their crops in 2014. The Sincelejo community works hard to grow organic crops, save seeds, recover drought-tolerant native plants, and find solutions to the many environmental and societal challenges they face. Yet the drought put all their hard work in peril. […]
The Colombia-Chocó program supports farmers in growing cacao, or cocoa, for the international chocolate market, in remote rural communities which have faced complex challenges to their food security. In this region along the Pacific coast, communities are accessible only by river, and there are few possibilities for economic advancement. Farming has been complicated by flooding, […]
Drawing pictures under the shade of a large tree, a community realized how much better off they were after using conservation agriculture practices over the last six years. Village men and women – including program participants and non-participants – were invited to draw pictures of the way their fields looked in 2011 and 2018. In […]
Rishailang is proud to be supporting his family entirely from his farm rather than having to find work elsewhere, thanks to all he’s learned about farming from the program. He says, “I can now fully engage with my farming. I’m expecting good returns from my various initiatives so I can support and improve the standard […]
October 15, 2018
We are pleased to announce that Max Finberg has joined Foods Resource Bank, soon to be known as Growing Hope Globally, as President and CEO on September 1, 2018. Max has 25 years of experience working to end hunger and poverty in both the United States and around the world, most recently serving as a […]
October 12, 2018
Phiona’s involvement in the Kabale food security program was a turning point in her life when she learned to grow, cook and eat amaranth. As a farmer living with HIV who was frequently sick from infections due to poor nutrition, her ability to work was severely affected. Phiona says, “Two years ago, I lost 75 […]
October 9, 2018
Even with the real and present danger of rebel groups storming the town of Gamboula and surrounding areas for many months, courageous program participants and the staff of local partner CEFA have managed to find ways to carry on. With the exception of the cattle program – the animals are a significant investment and are […]
September 28, 2018
The 94 farmers trained so far in this new program said that what convinced them to sign up for conservation agriculture (CA) training was seeing the healthy green sorghum and beans in the program’s demonstration plots. The program conducted an awareness campaign prior to training by setting up demo plots in the villages. When farmers […]
September 26, 2018
Mukesh, a young farmer who was saddled with an inherited debt and heavy family responsibilities, has paid off all his financial obligations with profits from his successful farm. He was able to celebrate this amazing achievement after two years, thanks to ag training and support he received from the program. Mukesh and his wife, Jeetni, […]
