Farmer-to-Farmer February 6, 2018Our Practice Areas Define Our Expertise • Nutrition Led...
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• Over 65 years of international and co-op development in 89 countries
• $230 million portfolio of international programs in 21 countries, presently
International Development Program
In 2017/2018…
• 31 Projects in 21 Countries
• 3 million lives impacted
• Over 400,000 farmers, including 150,000 women
• Over 95,000 households
Our Practice Areas Define Our Expertise
• Nutrition Led Agriculture
• Climate Smart Agriculture
• Natural Resource Management
• Social Behavior Change Communication
• WASH
• Value Chain Development
• Agribusiness and Enterprise Development
• Marketing
• Financial Services
• Agriculture Production Technologies
• Youth Entrepreneurship
• Producer Groups
• Association/Cooperative Training
• Cooperative Business Management
• Cooperative Governance
• Coop-to-Coop Trade
• Cooperative Legal Frameworks and
• Advocacy
Farmer-to-Farmer ProgramOct 2018 – Oct 2023
Program Focus: Coffee Systems• Improve sustainable
practices in the coffee/cacao value chain
• Strengthen cooperatives, producer organizations (POs) and small agribusiness
• Promote horticulture enterprises
How Farmer-to-Farmer Works
Identify HO
that can
benefit from
volunteer
technical
assistance
Design 2 to 4
weeks long
volunteer
assignments
Identify
qualified
volunteers
Volunteer
assignment
with field
staff support
Volunteer
writes a
report and
provides
recommend
ations to HO
Field staff
follows up
with the HO
Volunteer Criteria• US citizen or green card holder• Technical skills and experience• 2 to 4 weeks availability in-country• Availability to virtually meet with field staff and/or host organization as
well as prepare training materials prior to the in-country assignment• Flexibility to work through unforeseen circumstances• Willingness to provide technical assistance in rudimentary conditions• Interest in cultural exchange in addition to technical exchange• Write a final report and provide host organization with recommendations
Types of Volunteer AssignmentsAgricultural Production and processing
techniques
Engineering Solar roaster, coffee waste water
Business skills Marketing, finance, business plans, etc.
Organizational development Governance, board training, member responsibilities, etc.
Flex Various countries/sectors
Trainings
• Composting
• Irrigation
• Soil Fertility
• Crop Rotation
• Recordkeeping
• Water management
• Mulching
Training
• Companion planting
• Based on plant family
• Organic pest control-
nematodes, spider mites,
“jaar,” neem
• Chili peppers paired
with tomatoes to
prevent nematodes
• Marigolds rotated for
tomatoes
Thiamene• Men are more
involved in this region; Madou
• Constructed a market to sell their products.
• Growing eggplant, mint, pumpkin, okra, tomato, cabbage, onion, cassava, dhimbu
• Rap, skit, sister scarf
Kakothie
• Growing tomato, cabbage, cassava, pumpkin
• Solar pump attached to the well is broken
• Children are helping with duties in the garden
Nguindor
• Growing papaya, cashews,
chili pepper, pumpkin,
cucumber
• Well maintained garden,
trees to prevent wind erosion
Things I Learned
Village women are trying to marry you off and offer up their land
No shortage of men trying to be husbands
Storytelling is key
Open heart/mind is important