Category Archives: Farmer Hero

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    Jacques Jille

    Written on Dec 6, 2011 9:02 pm, by

    Jacques Jille is the leader of the Peasant Organization of La Victoire (OPLD), a community-based organization serving La Victoire and surrounding rural areas in Haiti’s North Department. Jacques and other OPDL members support more than 8,000 Haitian farm families, strengthening...
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    Alfonso and Olga Juma

    Written on Oct 7, 2011 11:39 am, by

    Alfonso and Olga Juma could not produce enough to feed their family on their 1.5 acre farm in the semi-arid region where they live in Ecuador. The Chota Valley receives only about 24 inches of intense rainfall during three months...