Posts by Grow Ahead
Webinar | Combatting Climate Change and Rural Poverty: Fairtrade and Agroforestry
Join Grow Ahead and Fairtrade America to learn about how climate change is impacting small-scale producers, how fairtrade offers a solution to social and environmental issues in the cocoa and coffee industries, and how businesses and individuals can take action.
Read MoreProtected: How Can We Save Our Health and the Health of the Planet?: Essay by Dr. Vandana Shiva: A Precautionary Tale
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Read MoreCOMSA Organic Agriculture Scholarships
Honduras
$3,500 raised
10 farmers
Ended September 31, 2017
Regional Farmer-to-Farmer Exchange for Coffee Farmers on Reforestation
Nicaragua
$15,000 raised
30 farmers
Ended September 15, 2017
Interview with PUR Projet: A New Approach to Carbon Offsets That Puts Farmers First
Grow Ahead talked to PUR Projet’s Director of North America, Andrew Nobrega about insetting, impact investing and how PUR Projet is designed to support small farmer livelihoods, conservation and land regeneration simultaneously.
Read MoreGrow Ahead and Coop Coffees Successfully Crowdfund Farmer-to-Farmer Training for Climate Resilience
Grow Ahead and Coop Coffees have successfully raised US$15,000 for the first Farmer-to-Farmer training of Grow Ahead’s farmer climate resiliency program.
Read MoreWebinar | Strategies and Perspectives On How to Scale up Regenerative Organic Agriculture
On this webinar, you’ll hear from three leaders in the regenerative organic agriculture industry on market, policy and farmer perspectives and strategies for scaling up regenerative organic agriculture, with a focus on small-scale farmers.
Read MoreDr. Bronner’s to Host Regenerative Organic Agriculture Cocktail Hour and Launch Two New Products at Expo East
Grow Ahead will speak at Dr. Bronner’s Regenerative Organic Agriculture Cocktail Hour at Expo East in Baltimore, MD.
Read MoreClimate Change: Voices of Small Producers
Fairtrade standards promote sustainable development through sound agricultural practices that guide farmers in mitigating climate change.
Read MoreStanding with Small-Scale Farmers: An Interview with Fair World Project’s Dana Geffner
Small farmers produce over 70 percent of the world’s food on one-quarter of the planet’s farmland. This may not be possible for much longer. With the pressure of globalization, unjust competition, lack of access to information and changing climate patterns, small-scale farmers around the world are struggling to sustain their livelihoods. So, what can each…
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