1990

Partners of the Americas, the USAID Mission in Ecuador, the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, and the government of Ecuador implement an emergency preparedness program to strengthen that nation’s civil defense.

Small-scale farmers, 4-H clubs, and school and community groups all across Latin America and the Caribbean receive free vegetable seeds under Partners’ “Seeds for the Americas” program, funded by the Asgrow Seed Company and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.