This 27-Year-Old Ghanaian Is Changing Perceptions Around Youth and Agriculture
Despite the many strategies adopted by the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to attract youth to the agriculture sector, …
ACDI/VOCA’s Data Platform Streamlines Project Management
Data science is changing business around the world. Can it also transform development? ACDI/VOCA is developing a technology stack, or …
USAID Ghana ADVANCE Wins Digital Development Award for Smartcard Use
On September 28, the Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in …
Former Syngenta Employee Volunteers with Farmer-to-Farmer in Liberia
For 20 years, Julia Moore’s father, Bill Eyman, traveled the world as an ACDI/VOCA volunteer for USAID’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program …
Growing Mushrooms in Ghana
Over the last two years, I traveled to the towns of Kumasi, in southern Ghana, and Haasto, near the capital …
Ghanaian Women Thrive Under Village Savings and Loan Association (VSLA)
In 2015, the women of Kpanashe in northern Ghana first learned about the concept of Village Savings and Loan Associations …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Helps Mango Farmers Improve Productivity
Mango growers in southern Ghana with ACDI/VOCA Volunteer David Ringuette (center), wearing gifts he received during their last session Ghana …
ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Evaluates Assets for Ghana Poultry Company
In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer Program …
“Can You Hear Me Now?” Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Developing Markets
Globe-trotting international development professionals know mobile phones have become common tools in the countries where we work, in bustling metropolises …