Trail Mix Is Having a Moment Thanks to Kyrgyz Youth-owned Business
The market research was clear. So far, no one in Kyrgyzstan was packaging dried fruit and nuts as trail mix, …
Agro Horizon Helps Kyrgyz Farmers Unite with Private Sector to Revive Milk Production in Harsh Winters
Rislikhan Saidkosimova, a dairy farmer in Gairat village, with her family’s cows Following tradition in Kyrgyzstan, Rislikhan Saidkosimova, a 23-year-old …
USAID Drives the Growth of Kyrgyz Livestock Sector with Private Sector Partnership
USAID Agro Horizon Project and private-sector partner, Oasis Agro, LLC celebrate the launch of its partnership to support growth of …
ACDI/VOCA Launches New Subsidiary AV Ventures to Catalyze Finance
ACDI/VOCA officially registered its newest family member, AV Ventures, LLC, last Friday, September 23. A subsidiary of ACDI/VOCA, AV Ventures …
Kyrgyz Potato Farmers Reap Record Profits
New Seeds, Early Varieties, and Technical Assistance Bring Success ACDI/VOCA’s USAID-funded Agro Horizon Project contributes to the growth of Kyrgyzstan’s …
Impact Investing Report Includes ACDI/VOCA Ethiopia Case Study
ACDI/VOCA AND OTHER INGOS PURSUE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MARKET-DRIVEN MEANS The INGO Impact Investing Network, of which ACDI/VOCA is an …
Agro Horizon Sponsors International Agro Expo in Kyrgyzstan
The three-day Ferghana Valley International Agro Expo brought together over 4,000 attendees from the southern regions of Kyrgyzstan and neighboring …
ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Empowers Woman Kyrgyz Entrepreneur to Expand Food Product Business
The small town of Aravan, tucked into Kyrgyzstan's remote Fergana Valley, rarely sees visitors. Its 27,000 residents face bleak economic …
Kyrgyzstan’s Bai Tushum Bank Turns 15
With USDA Food For Progress funding, ACDI/VOCA merged three credit cooperatives to establish the nonprofit financial fund Bai Tushum in …
Affiliated Financial Institution Summit Explores Private Sector Approach to Development
ACDI/VOCA hosted the third annual Affiliated Financial Institution (AFI) Network Senior Manager Summit in Amsterdam in mid-August 2015. The AFI …
Celebrating Women Entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan
On August 28, 2015, hundreds of entrepreneurs, industry leaders, USAID representatives, and media gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to celebrate the …
