AT 47 YEARS OLD WHEN HE FIRST JOINED AGROS’ NUEVA ESPERANZA (NEW HOPE) VILLAGE IN NORTHERN NICARAGUA, PASCUEL PEREZ HERNANDEZ (NOW 52) WAS ONE OF THE OLDEST PARTNERS. BUT, HE DIDN’T LET HIS AGE OR HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE GROWING COFFEE GET IN HIS WAY. “I came here to learn,”…
Read MoreYOU DID IT: $560,410! What a tremendous Tierras de Vida celebration for Agros' 35th anniversary! We blew past our total goal of $475,000. You--our friends, family, and supporters--rallied together an estimated $560,410 and counting for farming families in rural Latin America. And, there were over 350 people in attendance--the second year in a…
Read MoreTIERRAS DE VIDA means "Lands of Life." Agros' land ownership, market-led agriculture, financial empowerment, and health & well-being programs break the cycle of poverty for the rural poor in Latin America, creating lasting change for hundreds of families for generations to come! Join us at Tierras de Vida to celebrate…
Read MoreLast week, travel guru Rick Steves aired a conversation with Agros’ president Alberto Solano and Agros’ director of development and communications Chris Megargee on his national radio show Travel with Rick Steves. Together they discussed barriers to prosperity in Guatemala and innovative solutions. You can listen to the whole story here.…
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