Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program in the Caribbean Region

$9M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	Partners of the Americas, Inc.
Country	Caribbean Region
Start Date	Nov 13, 2010
End Date	Jun 06, 2013
Duration	936 days
Number of Grantees	34
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`191836-76`

Grant Description

The Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) Program connect farmers, farm groups, agribusiness, and other agricultural sector institutions in developing and emerging-market countries with U.S. volunteers, from farms, agribusinesses, cooperatives, and universities, who are experts in their field.

The main objectives of these programs are to 1) promote sustainable, rapid, and broad-based food security and economic growth in the agricultural sector and 2) increase American public understanding of international development issues and international understanding of U.S. Government (USG) and USG development programs.

The Caribbean Region F2F program focused on four core countries: Guyana, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Haiti.