Agribusiness Seminar

For the past year of my Peace Corps service I have been a co-coordinator for the Agribusiness Initiative within Peace Corps Panama. In May, we put on a 4-day seminar to train farmers from the Comarca on farm planning techniques, small business skills and legal procedures. The goal of the seminar was to give farmers the tools needed to plan for the future and keep track of costs in order to maximize yields and to make smarter decisions that will lead to higher profits. It was a lot of information, but we kept it fun and dynamic. I was so thrilled to see the culmination of a years worth of hard work and planning finally come to fruition. Over the years to come, this Initiative should grow within Peace Corps Panama and should be able to reach more farmers with tools and knowledge to improve yeilds and profits.

Here are some photos of the event:

(A session on money management)


(Another brilliant puppet show to highlight the process for obtaining legal documents for small businesspeople in Panama)


(A team-building activity "the human chair". We also did the human table, but sadly, no photos)


(The participants with their certificates after completing the 4-day seminar)