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Heather Joffe Reyes

Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

Related Regions: Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa Related Technical Areas: Agriculture and Food Security

Currently the director of the Colombia Rural Finance Initiative, Heather Joffe Reyes is an international development practitioner with more than 15 years of experience in agricultural value chains, small business development, and rural development. In addition,…

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Kirk Ramer

Chief of Party, USAID Agribusiness Development Activity (ADA)

Related Regions: Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa Related Technical Areas: Agriculture and Food Security, Public Private Partnerships and Investment

Kirk Ramer has over 25 years of experience managing projects to promote agricultural and small-and medium-sized enterprise development in southeastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. He is currently the chief of party of the Agribusiness…

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Pakistan Firms Project

Project dates: May 2009 - December 2014 Related Countries: Pakistan
Socioeconomic stabilization of vulnerable areas in Pakistan is of strategic interest and an urgent priority of the U.S. government.
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Brian King

Chief of Party, Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity

Related Regions: Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Middle East and North Africa Related Technical Areas: Economic Growth and Trade, Agriculture and Food Security

Brian King is currently the chief of party for USAID’s Agriculture and Rural Empowerment Activity (ARE) in Lebanon. He is an senior international development professional with more than 18 years of experience leading economic growth programming…

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Regional Agricultural Development Program-West (RADP-W)

Project dates: August 2014 - September 2016 Related Countries: Afghanistan
Afghanistan is working to strengthen the agriculture sector in western provinces, where a significant portion of the population relies on farming and agribusinesses.
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Final Report: Pakistan FIRMS Project

Published on: December 31, 2014 Related Projects: Pakistan Firms Project Related Technical Areas: Economic Growth and Trade, Agriculture and Food Security Related Countries: Pakistan
The Pakistan FIRMS Project solidified the viability of small- and medium-sized businesses, their labor force, and the financial institutions that support them.
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