Agros International

Mission

Agros exists to see rural poor families in developing nations own agricultural land, attain economic self-sufficiency, cultivate a livelihood and pass on to future generations the values and resources that enable them to flourish.

Programs

Agros has worked to develop over 30 economically sustainable villages built on the foundation of land permanence and ownership for the rural poor. We work to implement a holistic village development program, focused on community development and education, economic sustainability, and land ownership.

Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Support Sustainability for Mexican Farmers	Buy Land and Housing for Central America Families	Help Families Affected by Hurricane Felix!	Offer Latin American Farmers Microenterprise Loans
Help Mexican Farmers Raise Sheep and Incomes	Health & Dignity for 20 Guatemalan Families	Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family	Help Build a Village by Walking With a Family
Water Well Need - Norwich, Nicaragua	Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land	Water Well Need - Futuro de Manana, Nicaragua	Women's and Children's Health Initiative
Women's and Children's Health Initiative	Enabling Honduran Farmers to Earn Their Own Land	LEAP: Leadership and Education to Abandon Poverty	Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land
Enabling Mexican Farmers to Earn Their Own Land

Personnel Overview

Mario Gaitan Lopez - Director, Agros Nicaragua
Mario earned a Master’s in Agricultural Economics with an emphasis in Rural Development and a Ph.D. in Social Management. He has 10 years of experience working on rural projects in the farming sector and has published numerous articles on economic and agricultural development. Before joining Agros in 2004, he was development project manager for World Vision Nicaragua.

Personnel Statistics

Gregory Rake,
President
Founded in 1984
Employees: 60
Volunteers: 50