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The USAID-funded Partners of the Americas Caribbean Region Farmer to Farmer Program provides technical agricultural assistance to the countries of Haiti, Guyana, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic, as well as select other countries throughout the region. Farmer to Farmer recruits experienced agriculturalists from the US. Volunteers may travel individually or in teams. The 2008-2013 Farmer to Farmer Program is currently recruiting volunteers for the following assignments:
Haiti: Beekeeping Specialists - Partners is currently recruiting for beekeepers with various specializations. Areas include Hive Division, Comb Removal, Honey Processing, Craftmaking with Beeswax, Nucleus Production, Varroa Mite Control, and Propolis Harvesting. Ideal volunteers will have significant experience with beekeeping and the focus area at hand, and will have strong skills in problem solving and communication.
Haiti: Entrepreneurship Specialist - Partners is currently recruiting for a specialist in entrepreneurship to work with community leaders, producers, students, and agribusiness members to build capacity in the principles and skills needed to become a successful entrepreneur or improve upon a new micro-enterprise. This training will add to past trainings in leadership, creating a basic business plan, and project planning, although many participants may not have received prior training in these areas.
Haiti: Small Animal Specialists - Partners is always recruiting for veterinarians, farmers, or extension agents with experience in various aspects of goat and rabbit production, including nutrition, breeding, recordkeeping, disease management, and food safety.
Haiti: Packaging and Labeling Specialists - Partners is currently recruiting for specialists with experience in packaging and labeling, to fill one request related to the design of labels, banners, and outreach materials and another to conduct a market study related to packaging needs and available resources. The ideal volunteer will have experience working in limited-resource environments.
Dominican Republic: Tropical Fruit Specialists - Partners is recruiting volunteers to work with tropical fruit producers in the Dominican Republic. An ideal volunteer would have experience working with avocados, mangos, and/or citrus crops.
Dominican Republic: Horticulture Specialists - Partners is recruiting volunteers to work with greenhouse vegetable producers in the Dominican Republic. The volunteer would have experience in pest management, environmental impact and/or processing and handling.
Dominican Republic: Horticultural Education and Curriculum Specialist - Partners is recruiting volunteers to work with greenhouse vegetable producers in the Dominican Republic. The volunteer would have experience in developing informal and formal training plans and curriculums for greenhouse producers, technicians and agricultural workers.
Dominican Republic: Food Safety Specialist - Partners is recruiting volunteers to work with greenhouse vegetable producers in the Dominican Republic. The volunteer would have experience in establishing traceability programs for vegetables produced in greenhouses.
Nicaragua: Dairy Specialists - Partners is recruiting volunteers that have experience working with dairy farming and processing. The volunteer would have expertise in pasture management, rotational grazing, milk handling and processing, and/or product marketing and sales.
Nicaragua: Horticulture Specialists - Partners is recruiting volunteers to work with vegetable and root crop producers in Nicaragua. The volunteer would have experience in pest management, good agricultural practices, seed selection and/or soil preparation.
Guyana: Biogas/Biodigester Specialist - Partners is seeking a volunteer specialist with experience in low-cost biodigesters. The volunteer will follow up on previous work in this area to help improve, repair, and/or suggest new designs for low-cost biodigesters.
Guyana: Cost Analysis Specialist - Partners is seeking a volunteer specialist with experience microenterprise budgeting and cost analysis to assist a group of shadehouse vegetable producers in monitoring their costs and returns. The ideal volunteer will have experience in agribusiness budgeting and marketing, with knowledge of hydroponic production of vegetables.
Guyana: Seedling Nursery Manager -
Partners is seeking a volunteer specialist with experience in the practical aspects of managing a vegetable seedling nursery to assist a group of
shadehouse vegetable producers in producing healthy seedlings.
The ideal volunteer will have experience in seedling nursery management and knowledge of hydroponic production of vegetables.
For further details on these assignments please contact Partners' Farmer to Farmer Program. Partners' Headquarters in Washington DC maintains a database of interested volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering, please send your resume or CV to the email address below. Volunteers are also recruited through their state Chapter.
Meghan Olivier
Farmer to Farmer Program
Partners of the Americas
1424 K Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
molivier@partners.net
Tel: 202-637-6223
Fax: 202-628-3306
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