AgReach
International Trade & Development - Urbana, Illinois, United States
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AgReach Details
1.5 Billion smallholder farmers and their families are in need. Supporting those needs requires customized, scaleable solutions & targeted support. AgReach is a smallholder farming initiative that closes gaps in agrisystems so that smallholder farmers thrive. By maximizing the potential of people and technology, AgReach stimulates growth and increases food security. We are headquartered at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a United States land-grant institution founded in 1867, within the Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department. AgReach collaborates with faculty across campus, and private and public partner institutions in the US and within focus countries.AgReach has worked in more than 50 countries worldwide, enabling rural clients to access services from improved extension systems. AgReach manages several international development projects and programs, which currently include:1. Strengthening Agriculture and Nutrition Extension (SANE): Malawi2. Integrating Gender and Nutrition within Agricultural Extension Services (INGENAES): Global3. AgReach Abroad: An Illinois Study Abroad Program: Sierra Leone, Uganda4. AREA Project: Haiti5. WELD Project: Sierra Leone
