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Value-Added Foods

Sun dried tomatoes - Mustafa Binol, Turkey
Sun dried tomatoes - Mustafa Binol, Turkey

This collection highlights contributions shared as part of the Value-Added Foods Month hosted in September 2018 by USAID’s Office of Market and Partnership Innovations. The term “value-added foods” includes crops or foods that have been enhanced through a variety of improvements, including processing, fortification, increased safety or nutrition, better packaging or extended storage. The benefits of value-added foods include providing better nutrition to children and mothers; greater income for producers; access to new markets; and new processes to improve packaging and storage to reduce waste and ensure greater food safety.

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Unlocking the Potential of Soy in Malawi

Malawi’s soy producers will soon have more commercially viable seed varieties to choose from.
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Soybean Innovation Lab

Apr 16, 2019
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience

Navigating the Regulatory Frontiers of Emerging Products: From Cellular Meat to Biological Pest Controls

This post explores how building the right regulatory environment is key to lowering risk and uncertainty around product development, facilitating the introduction of new technologies into the market, and supporting...
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Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security Project

Oct 31, 2018
Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
ACDI/VOCA Victory against Malnutrition project in Burkina Faso

From Struggling Milk Producer to Thriving Entrepreneur in Burkina Faso

In central-northern Burkina Faso in the city of Kaya, fresh milk is not always available. Because of low investment in milk production, demand in both rural and urban areas is...

ACDI / VOCA

Oct 26, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Nutrition Resilience
Mangoes ready for processing into mango juice

Entrepreneurs and Value-Added Foods: How Capacity Building is Boosting Trade and Productivity in Malawi

It’s the age-old tale of supply and demand. Farmers need reliable buyers to reach markets and earn an income. Processors need reliable suppliers of raw materials to make value-added products...
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Ashley Peterson

Oct 24, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
Pearl millet with head miner damage.

Value-Added Food and Processes: Biocontrol Opens New Prospects in the Sahel

The millet head miner destroys nearly 85 percent of yields in Niger. While the pest is difficult to control, researchers are working to develop and scale a biocontrol program to...

Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab

Oct 24, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
North Lanka Family Foods value-added dairy products

USAID Investment in Value-Added Food Enterprises in Sri Lanka

When it comes to food production, Sri Lanka is a land of plenty; however, post-harvest losses are reportedly close to 30 percent. Food-focused SMEs need business development, support for consistent...

Michael Parr

Oct 23, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
Affiong Williams, the CEO of ReelFruit

Investing in Value-Added Processing Businesses

The agriculture sector is often seen as a risky bet for investors, though interest in the area, particularly for impact investors, is growing. This holds true in the processing sector...
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Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation

mark sevier

Oct 22, 2018
Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition
The author with a food processor in Kaolack, Senegal visiting her business, Neexna Jus, in a space converted from her husband's garage.

Harnessing Senegal’s Post-Harvest Potential Through the Farmer-to-Farmer Program

This October, I had the opportunity to leave my post here at Agrilinks to do a volunteer consulting assignment helping develop the next phase of Winrock’s Farmer-to-Farmer program in Senegal...

April Thompson

Oct 22, 2018
Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
A "word cloud" surrounding value-added food

Value-Added Products Reduce Food Loss and Strengthen Resilience, Food Security and Nutrition

The world’s population reached 7.5 billion in 2017 and is projected to reach about 10 billion by 2050. However, food systems are not performing according to our expectations. Thus, in...

Barakat Mahmoud, Ph.D. (Food Safety)

Oct 12, 2018
Education and Extension Food Safety Policy and Governance

Adding Value Adds Up

As global value chains expand and more nations participate in cross-border trade, value-added foods are increasingly beneficial in addressing food security, nutrition and poverty. The term “value-added foods” includes crops...

Agrilinks Team

Sep 26, 2018
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Nutrition Resilience
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