The training and education received by growers and their families empowers them to rise from subsistence living. Growers First pursues educational programs in three main areas:
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• Life Skills Training – gaining core abilities necessary for improving quality of life, including basic life application, communication, accountability, personal disciplines, leadership, basic business skills regarding how to get product to market, etc.
• Agronomy and Cultivation – training farmers to increase crop yield through proper farming, cultivation,  and harvesting techniques
• Primary Education Support – providing basic educational tools and resources and creating access to foundational reading, writing and math teachings. We work closely with communities to donate school supplies for the children, to provide teachers to communities, and to work to improve existing school structures.
  
  

In our focus on education, Growers First works closely with other NGO’s and governmental agencies to build schools and fund teacher development programs with the goal of focusing greater attention on individual growth and community development.  In achieving this pillar, it is our desire to mitigate the propensity for adults to leave their families and communities in hopes of finding financial gain in other locales or countries.

Image (top): Rural school in Oaxaca by Heather Paul via Flickr/Creative Commons. 
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