“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...

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…

On a farm outside the capital city of Kyrgyzstan, men are finding Kingdom hope through farm work as they struggle to overcome addictions and rebuild their life…

The initial fine was for $1.5 million, a staggering amount that no government official was able to fully explain or justify. The tax would have meant shutting down operations…

In a recent televised speech, the Kyrgyz Minister of Agriculture praised our partner’s mobile chicken house units. He also praised new chicken farming prototypes at a local ag expo in Bishkek, where partners demoed mobile chicken houses.

This Farmer First we’re mixing things up and introducing you to Abbas, a young machinist who had just started working with our partners in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia.

Forehead shining with sweat, Abbas set his welding torch down and tugged off his gloves, stepping forward to shake our hands.

Working closely with farmers and ag businesses mean our mostly-volunteer team is often traveling! Ag development requires trust, which means spending time together in-person as often as we can.

A small team recently visited two key partners in the Republic of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan.

Kiyalbek was chosen to lead his congregation after the Soviet Union collapsed. Not long after, the young pastor’s family experienced a tragedy that reshaped their life and ultimately grew their faith..

Over the past few months, we’ve shared tough updates surrounding one of our most established ag partners, Oasis Agro in Central Asia.

Thanks to all of you who’ve donated, prayed, and followed along as we support our friends in Kyrgyzstan as they serve thousands of farmers across the region. Here’s an update from our board chair, Kevin Stark…

Decades ago, a Russian named Kostya moved to the United States for college.

He graduated and met his wife, Kristina, and the two started work building houses. The business was successful, but during a Joseph Project gathering a few years ago, the couple felt led by God to build up people through construction work in Kyrgyzstan…

When he came home excited about starting a chicken farm, Baket's wife thought he had lost his mind…

Our friends at Oasis Agro are requesting your help.

Oasis Agro’s growth and regional success has caught the attention of competitors, and these rivals have shown they’re willing to play dirty. Take two minutes to hear specifics from the Oasis Agro director, Micah Lund, and how you can push back against the corruption, break-ins, and dirty tactics by helping these portfolio partners fulfill their promise to farmers.

This Annual Meeting, come hear from members of our Scout, Mentor, and Investment teams, our staff, and special guests Kostya and Christina, a couple who moved their family from Seattle to central Asia with a call to serve and build.

After an exciting season of growth and success, Oasis Agro—a feed company our community supports in Kyrgyzstan—is facing attacks by corrupt opposition.

Plenty of well-meaning groups out there use all the great buzzwords, how do we go beyond nice words and short-term help and actually bring about longterm change?

Consider this old parable…