Winrock International - USDA awards $45M to Winrock International to expand climate-smart agriculture in Malawi and Thailand
Summary
We will be rigorously testing and refining our approach throughout implementation with leading research partners Michigan State University and Innovations for Poverty Action. Well ensure that our projects are not only having the desired positive impacts, but that the benefits are spread equitably and inclusively amongst all of the communities that we are serving.In Malawi, Winrocks USDA-funded Market Transitions to Enable New Growth Opportunities (MTENGO) project will address food insecurity by boosting production and profitability for 35,000 farms through implementation of sustainable and scalable climate-smart agricultural practices. Mtengo means both value and foundation in Chichewa, a language spoken in Malawi.The project will use a farmer-first approach grounded in market incentives to increase resource-efficient, reliable production from Malawian agriculture in the face of climate change. Inspired by its namesake, Winthrop Rockefeller, Winrock combines scientific and technical expertise with entrepreneurial innovation to deliver market-based solutions that improve lives around the world. Winrocks mission is to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity and sustain natural resources across the globe.The Food for Progress program helps developing countries and emerging democracies modernize and strengthen their agricultural sectors.