Agricultural Productivity

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Policy Theme Month 2023

November 2023

Welcome to Policy Month on Agrilinks sponsored by the Policy Division of the Bureau of Resilience, Environment and Food Security.This month you will hear some...

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Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture

Oct 12, 2023

Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture works to make food and agriculture systems more competitive, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient.

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Geospatial Technology and Analytics Theme Month 2023

October 2023

Welcome to the Geospatial Technology and Analytics Month on Agrilinks! This month, we celebrate the advances made in geospatial technology, data analytics and visualization techniques...

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Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project in Ukraine

Apr 17, 2023

The CAP Project works to strengthen the Ukrainian credit union market and thereby expand access to agricultural credit in rural communities.

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Food Loss and Waste Theme Month 2023

September 2023

Welcome to Food Loss and Waste Month on Agrilinks! This month, we celebrate the fourth International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste on...

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Surveys for Monitoring in Resilience and Food Security (SMRFS)

Mar 15, 2023

The Surveys for Monitoring Resilience and Food Security project supports the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of high-quality population-based survey and recurrent monitoring data for...

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Market Systems Theme Month 2023

July 2023

The market systems approach has been with us for a while. USAID launched its “Leveraging Economic Opportunities” activity ten years ago (2013) to develop and...

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Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab

Jan 25, 2023

The Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab (FSN-IL) supports innovations to make safe and nutritious foods available for all.

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Food Safety Theme Month 2023

June 2023

Welcome to Food Safety Month on Agrilinks! This is the fourth year Feed the Future has celebrated World Food Safety Day, June 7, with a...

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Guidance and Tools for Global Food Security Programs FY 2022-2026

Jan 12, 2023

Key concepts and best practices for designing and implementing Feed the Future activities under the Global Food Security Strategy.

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By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion. Farmers, already challenged to produce more food, need new tools and technologies to keep pace.

How is Kenya’s National Fertilizer Subsidy Program Working?

Nov 29, 2023

The Kenyan National Fertilizer Subsidy Program, implemented in September 2022, has emerged as a pivotal policy in the government’s efforts...

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Climate and Natural Resources
Political Economy Considerations for Transforming Food Systems: A New Book Explores Pathways to Progress

Nov 29, 2023

Currently, the global food system is increasingly recognized as unsustainable. The International Food Policy Research Institute/Oxford...

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Food Loss and Waste
Informing Policies with Causal Impact Evaluations: Co-creation and Trust Matter

Nov 28, 2023

Causal impact evaluations can be helpful to maximize the potential of policies and programs. To ensure the uptake of evaluation-based...

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Food Safety
Financial Innovation Builds Climate Resilience in Kenyan Dairy Sector

Nov 27, 2023

Read more about approaches for expanding credit and insurance products to smallholder farmers to help strengthen the resilience of the...

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Markets and Trade
Using Technology to Reveal Methane Dynamics over Senegalese Croplands

Nov 20, 2023

Researchers at AKADEMIYA2063 recently examined the dynamics of methane emissions above the croplands of Senegal and gained important...

Agricultural Productivity

Climate and Natural Resources
BIFAD Outlines Path for USAID to Achieve Transformative Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Results Across Agrifood System Investments

Nov 20, 2023

A new report from BIFAD recommends actions to achieve transformative climate change results across USAID agricultural and food system...

Agricultural Productivity

Food Loss and Waste

Implications of El Niño 2023/24 for Africa South of the Sahara

Nov 29, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
(GMT -0500: America/New York)

In collaboration with USAID FEWS NET and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, IFPRI is hosting a presentation on the potential impact of the...

Agricultural Productivity

Climate and Natural Resources
CCSI Executive Training Program on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture 2024

May 7, 2024 - May 17, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
(GMT -0400: America/New York)

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2024 Executive Training...

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Climate and Natural Resources

Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Activity

Nov 28, 2023

Advancing learning and good practice in market systems development and private sector engagement within USAID, USAID partners, and market...

Agricultural Productivity

Food Loss and Waste
Surveys for Monitoring in Resilience and Food Security (SMRFS)

Nov 13, 2023

The Surveys for Monitoring Resilience and Food Security project supports the collection, analysis, reporting, and use of high-quality...

Agricultural Productivity

Climate and Natural Resources
Credit for Agriculture Producers (CAP) Project in Ukraine

Nov 13, 2023

The CAP Project works to strengthen the Ukrainian credit union market and thereby expand access to agricultural credit in rural communities.

Agricultural Productivity

Food Safety
Feed the Future Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems

Oct 31, 2023

The Feed the Future Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity is helping to increase agricultural production and reduce...

Agricultural Productivity
Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture

Oct 19, 2023

Feed the Future Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture works to make food and agriculture systems more competitive, inclusive, sustainable, and...

Agricultural Productivity

Food Loss and Waste
Transformational Strategies for Farm Output Risk Mitigation (TRANSFORM)

Sep 27, 2023

TRANSFORM is a public private partnership working in Kenya, India, and Vietnam to increase the capacity of small- and large-scale farmers...

Agricultural Productivity

Food Safety

Sustainable Food Systems Theme Month 2023

May 2023

Crafting sustainable food systems (SFS) that nourish people and the planet is THE imperative of our time. This month, we present a wealth of...

Agricultural Productivity

Climate and Natural Resources
Localization Theme Month 2023

April 2023

Welcome to Localization Month on Agrilinks! USAID is committed to promoting and expanding the implementation of the practices and principles...

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Education and Extension
Seed Delivery Theme Month 2023

February 2023

During the month of February, through blogs from experts around the world and an exciting virtual panel discussion, USAID will feature and...

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Climate and Natural Resources
Seed Systems Theme Month 2022

December 2022

This Seed Systems Month is hosted by the Feed the Future Global Supporting Seed Systems for Development activity (S34D), an activity...

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Private Sector Engagement Theme Month 2022

October 2022

A robust private sector is critical for advancing and sustaining inclusive, agriculture-led economic growth and nourishing populations...

Agricultural Productivity

Markets and Trade
Agricultural Transformation Theme Month

July 2021

An April 2021 report commissioned by the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) described agricultural...

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