The five VCP working groups involve more than 50 Iowa organizations. See list.
About our connection to the Henry A. Wallace Center at Winrock International:
Winrock International works with people in the United States and around the world to increase economic opportunity, sustain natural resources and protect the environment. The organization targets work in three areas: Empowerment and Civic Engagement; Enterprise and Agriculture; and Environment: Forestry, Energy and Ecosystem Services.
The Henry A. Wallace Center has been a key organization in fostering a more sustainable food and agricultural system in the United States since 1983. As a part of Winrock International, headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas, the Center continues to provide leadership in program design and implementation, policy analysis, research, and technical assistance to further the development of sustainable and equitable agriculture and food systems. Winrock's global staff of more than 600 members in 65 countries works to increase long-term productivity, equity, and responsible resource management to benefit the poor and disadvantaged.
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VCP is supported by the Henry A. Wallace Center at Winrock International, and has been supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Food Systems Higher Education-Community Partnership. Project partners are the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa State University Extension, and the ISU Colleges of Agriculture and Business.
