Improving rural communities, economies, and environments.
Winrock International’s integrated programs in the United States address development challenges that affect rural
communities. U.S. Programs’ projects help stabilize local economies and create new sources of income.
Incorporating innovative approaches to technology and business commercialization, community and economic
development, energy and agile agriculture make our programs highly successful.
Commercializing Technologies and Improving Small Businesses
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- Support technology entrepreneurs through commercialization activities that create higher-paying jobs in Arkansas.
- Give small businesses access to tools that link them to long-term success.
- Provide market feasibility studies, business plan review and access to capital to improve local businesses across the mid-South.
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Capacity Building and Changing Lives
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- Help rural municipalities and nonprofit organizations realize their full potential.
- Provide technical assistance, mentors, and long-term dedication to increase the capacity of rural organizations to take on larger, more complex projects.
- Assist rural organizations to effectively plan and manage resources to help them fulfill their missions.
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Value-added Agriculture and Increasing Local Income
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- Introduce new marketing strategies, high-value products, or value-added advancements to generate greater income for agricultural producers and processors.
- Offer technical assessments, feasibility studies, and cooperative development to improve planning and implementation of projects and creation of small enterprises.
- Initiate approaches for energy crop production and feasibility studies to create jobs and new income streams for rural farmers and residents.
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Integrating Energy and the Environment
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- Promote energy efficiency solutions to rural communities to encourage long-term energy and cost savings.
- Act as the Arkansas Clean Cities Coalition host organization to reduce petroleum consumption in Arkansas.
- Provide technical assistance through feedstock evaluation, and feasibility and clean-energy activities for municipalities.
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