Winrock International

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Winrock International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources, and protect the environment.^[1] Based in Little Rock, Arkansas and Washington, D.C., Winrock is named for Winthrop Rockefeller, who served as the 37th governor of Arkansas.^[2][3]

History[]

In 1953, Winthrop Rockefeller founded Winrock Enterprises and Winrock Farms in Morrilton, Arkansas.^[4][5] Winrock Farms served as a model facility to test and demonstrate agricultural practices that other farmers could emulate.^[6]

After his death, Rockefeller's trustees created the Winrock International Livestock Research and Training Center.^[7][8] In 1985, the center merged with two other Rockefeller organizations — the Agricultural Development Council (founded by John D. Rockefeller III) and the International Agricultural Development Service (founded by the Rockefeller Foundation).^{[9][10][11][12]} The newly merged organization became known as Winrock International.^[13][14]

Initiatives[]

Winrock's projects are focused on four main areas: agriculture,^[15] economic development,^[16][17] energy and environment,^{[18][19][20][21][22][23]} and human and social capital.^[24][25] More than 95% of the organization's funding comes from the U.S. government, primarily the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Winrock initiatives include:

• The American Carbon Registry, the first private, voluntary greenhouse-gas registry.^[26][27][28]
• The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, a makerspace that provides facilities, technology, support and equipment for entrepreneurs, artists and makers.^[29][30]
• Farmer-to-Farmer, a USAID-funded program that sends American agricultural experts to the developing world to provide technical assistance to farmers, agribusinesses, and other groups involved with food production.^{[31][32][33][34]}
• Innovate Arkansas, a project funded by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission that helps the state's technology entrepreneurs move from the startup phase to commercial viability.^[35][36]
• The Wallace Center, an initiative which convenes producers, businesses and consumers to build healthier food systems and develop regional food hubs.^[37][38]

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