Posts by Rui Qi
Farmer Knowledge Exchange: Diversification Strategies in Smallholder Coffee Systems
Campaign Goal: $7,000
Country: Nicaragua
Sponsor a farmer-to-farmer training on diversification to support campesino farmers in mesoamerica facing a changing climate and volatile pricing on the international commodity market.
Read MoreGrow Ahead Joins 1% for the Planet
Grow Ahead, an organization dedicated to supporting regenerative organic agriculture on communities on the frontlines of climate change, joins 1% for the Planet.
Read MoreHow Farmer-to-Farmer Trainings are Spreading New Solutions to Climate Change
In the fall of 2017, Grow Ahead successfully crowdfunded a farmer-to-farmer training in Nicaragua. The training brought together more than twenty farmers and participants from around the world, mostly coffee farmers from Central and South America. Ryan Zinn caught up with one of the participants, José Fernando Reyes of Norandino Cooperative in Peru, to hear more.
Read MoreHow to Protect Forests and Support Farmers this Earth Day
This Earth Day, discover the potential of Fair Trade, small-scale farmers and agroforestry to regreen the earth, tackle climate change and create a fair and equitable food system.
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Grow Ahead Honors Earth Day with Regenerative Agriculture Education and Crowdfunding Campaigns Featuring Women Farmers
Grow Ahead is celebrating this Earth Day by launching several campaigns to support women-led farming and seed bank initiatives, and by hosting a special webinar to focus on women from around the world who are leading through regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreWebinar | Earth Day: Women for Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture
Celebrate Earth Day by joining us for a webinar to meet women from around the world who are leading the regeneration of agriculture and nurturing the next generation of farmers.
Read MoreScholarship: Vasantha Kumari
Campaign Goal: $2,500
Country: India
Vasantha is seeking a scholarship to spend one year at agroecology centre Amrita Bhoomi located in the pristine Biligiri Ranga Hills of India, developing skills in seed conservation in order to launch a seed distribution program.
Read MoreScholarship: Elizabeth Mpofu
Campaign Goal: $2,500
Country: Zimbabwe
Elizabeth is seeking a scholarship to travel to other countries practicing agroecology and regenerative agriculture to learn from their experiences and share what she learns through workshops with other women farmers in Zimbabwe and Southern Africa.
Read MoreReforestation and Revitalizing Coffee Production in Peru
Campaign Goal: $46,700 Country: Peru Grow Ahead has teamed up with Peruvian Cooperativa Norandino to support the families affected by “La Roya” blight through a farmer-driven agroforestry program. The program is geared towards revitalizing their coffee production, as well as supporting the conservation and reforestation of the local ecosystem.
Read MoreCall for Scholarship Applications
Apply for funding for a scholarship to attend a training or workshop on agroecology or regenerative organic agriculture
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