Job Description
Make a Difference: Share Your Expertise as a Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer in Sierra Leone!
Winrock International’s Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) program is seeking dedicated and experienced professionals to join us for life-changing volunteer assignments in Sierra Leone in 2025. Your expertise can empower local communities, improve livelihoods, and foster sustainable agricultural practices.
Upcoming Opportunities
1. Training in Local Products Processing
- Focus: Empowering individuals, including those with disabilities, with skills in fruit and vegetable preservation and market opportunities.
- Qualifications: Degree in food science, nutrition, or a related field, and experience in low-cost processing in West Africa.
2. Cassava Processing and Value Addition
- Focus: Training in cassava-based products and sustainable preservation methods to enhance food security and income generation.
- Qualifications: Expertise in cassava and vegetable processing, with experience in training diverse audiences.
3. Composting and Organic Farming Techniques
- Focus: Equipping farmers with skills to produce organic fruits while reducing costs and increasing yields.
- Qualifications: Proficiency in compost production, literacy-sensitive training methods, and gender-inclusive strategies.
4. Agricultural Entrepreneurship Development
- Focus: Strengthening entrepreneurship skills in oil palm, rubber cultivation, and market diversification.
- Qualifications: Background in agronomy or agricultural economics with experience in addressing sector challenges.
5. Palm Kernel Processing
- Focus: Enhancing local capacity to process palm kernels and seize opportunities in the agricultural sector.
- Qualifications: Degree in food science, nutrition, or a related field, with experience in low-cost fruit and vegetable processing in West Africa.
6. Agronomic Advisory Services
- Focus: Providing agronomic expertise to train trainers on best practices in plant growth management, pruning, and cost-effective nutrient strategies for the cocoa sector.
- Qualifications: Experience in agronomy, horticulture, or tropical agriculture, with a practical approach to advisory services
Why Volunteer with Us?
- Engage in impactful work: Help local communities improve agricultural practices and achieve economic empowerment.
- Share your expertise: Provide practical solutions tailored to the unique needs of Sierra Leone.
- Experience cultural exchange: Work closely with local organizations and communities to create lasting partnerships.
Volunteer Benefits
- Travel and accommodation expenses covered.
- Translation services provided where needed.
- Opportunities for cultural immersion and personal growth.
How to Apply
To learn more or apply for these opportunities, contact Jennifer Robinson, Senior Recruiter at Jennifer.Robinson@winrock.org.
Help build a brighter future for communities in Sierra Leone—join us as a Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer!
About the Organization
Winrock utilizes volunteers in advancing its mission of improving the lives of disadvantaged men, women, and youth around the world.
Since 1991, Winrock volunteers have traveled to 55 countries and completed more than 5,100 assignments. Winrock volunteers work with farmers, businesses, organizations and governments worldwide on short-term assignments, sharing their experience and expertise and improving lives. Volunteer programs address emerging challenges and support existing programs through specialized services. You can find out more about our programs at: http://www.winrock.org/volunteer.
