The scout reports are in, and the first week in India proved to be an eventful one as our Executive Director and Board Chair joined longtime AgG supporter Gary Venable for travel throughout rural Northern India.  

Here are a few highlights from the trip…

What is the role of judgement in the Christian life? 

The judging parts of our brain are critical to our survival. We can’t live without judging things safe or dangerous, right or wrong, good or bad...yet too much judgement can make us sick.

Here’s the short list of what you made possible for farmers in 2024, and it’s a summary! Your impact in the past 12 months is staggering, and we wanted to pause now just to thank you. We are grateful to God for you and this community!

A few months ago, our team spent time together for in-person work days. The time was productive and rich; it’s such a gift to be in the same room! But our favorite time that week wasn’t around tables, it was out visiting farmers.

Meet Greg Christianson, a Kansas-based farmer, author, and longtime friend to AgGrandize Global. He raises goats and grows a variety of crops in a way that’s easy to respect, but it’s his reflections on the work, his contemplative, kindly way of communicating and listening that really stood out.

Started in 2007, the Ebenezer Trust is a church initiative that exists to disciple young people to live fruitful and wholehearted lives for Christ in their communities. Discipling within an agricultural business context, we equip our apprentices with relevant skills to be productive and profitable, with the potential to transform communities and inspire others.

From the towering peaks of the Tien Shan mountains to the bustling bazaars with colorful spices and silks, Central Asia is home to ancient civilizations who flourished thanks to Silk Road trade. One of our absolute favorite spots is…

We’re starting off 2025 with a quick look at The James Project in Kenya, where a team recently visited our partners in the region and were thrilled to meet this young farmer, Peter.

Our Board Chaplain recently returned from a trip to rural Kenya, where he spent time with our friends at The James Project. As many of you know, the project focuses on supporting widows and orphans in a region of Kenya known for famine and food insecurity.

You are helping build out businesses, keep people fed and employed, and strengthening the Church in remote parts of the world. Every contribution, prayer, or volunteer hour helps farmers support their families, churches, and entire communities, so thank you!!

Frank was the first to raise his hand and try something new.

When you’re working in ag development, sometimes it’s tough to convince people to do things differently. When their parents and grandparents and generations of kin all farmed a certain way, choosing to shake things up can be scary.

But Frank has shown a willingness to try..

In our prosperity, may we never forget that food supply chains are more fragile than many think, stay humble in acknowledging God's daily provision, and keep supporting the farmers willing to grow food and keep life going.

On his most recent trip to East Africa, Director of Investments James Noronha recorded a quick video of a thriving chicken operation in southern Zambia where our funding community you’ve had a big impact...

Born in 1914 in Iowa, Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who developed high-yielding, disease-resistant wheat varieties that revolutionized agriculture and saved millions of lives.

“Shortly after the fine was reduced, I was invited to a party. I’ve lived in Kyrgyzstan for ten years but I didn’t really get the significance of the event until the host gathered his guests and shared his story,” Micah said. “The man explained he had barely escaped a near-fatal car accident weeks prior..."

The Joseph Project attendees got a walkthrough of Oasis Agro’s latest mobile chicken houses, and they’re looking slick...

AgGrandize is a partnering organization because we know the best work happens when we rely on one another, building trust, and one man we’ve learned to trust and relied on over the years is Dave Kier.  

The Joseph Project (JP) is a collaborative effort between AgGrandize Global and our friends at Dutch Nature, and each year we gather to celebrate all we see God doing in Central Asia, particularly through agricultural impact. Here are a few of our favorite moments from the gathering earlier this month...

Thanks to all Joseph Project attendees as well as the staff, partners, and volunteers who made it possible. It’s no small feat, managing the logistics for an event like this in a fairly obscure city, but teamwork made the dream work, as they say! So grateful, and stay tuned for more moments from this Joseph Project…

It's an incredible joy to be part of work that leads to mutual, all-around flourishing for yourself and your neighbors. Thanks to all of you who've donated, invested, or volunteered to make that kind of work possible!

After this crop, the funds will be recycled for future crops, with the profit going to sustain apprentice tuition and expenses. Thank you for investing in sustainable farm development projects like these!