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Individuals participate more fully in the development process when they have the skills and knowledge they need to share and learn. Institutions and training are key to their success.

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Women's hands hold seeds, they wear colorful Kenyan clothes.

Seed Innovation to Deliver Farmer Prosperity Month on Agrilinks

During the month of February, through blogs from experts around the world and an exciting virtual panel discussion, USAID will feature and discuss the challenges and successes of Seed Innovation...
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Jim Gaffney

Mark Huisenga

Feb 01, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Nutrition
A woman feeds livestock using a large bag of food. The food is placed in a trough.

Women-Inclusive Livestock Development Helps Improve Women's Empowerment

When women do most of the animal husbandry tasks, their contributions should be recognized.

Mahesh Chander

Jan 26, 2023
Education and Extension Gender Policy and Governance
A group photo of approximately 36 people standing up and sitting in chairs. They are in a field next to a hotel.

Providing Technical Expertise to Help Implement the Plant Health Strategy for Africa

CABI is providing technical expertise to help the Inter-African Phytosanitary Council of the African Union implement the Plant Health Strategy for Africa with the goal of increasing food security in...

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Jan 24, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience
Mr. Mohammed crouches in a field of crops watering his vegetable garden with solar-powered irrigation scheme.

Empowerment of Farmers Pivotal for Achieving Water Security in Ethiopia

Read about a farmer who has found great success in using solar pump generators on his farm. His gains have encouraged other farmers to visit him to discover the secrets...

Yonas Tafesse Qoricho

Jan 13, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Nutrition Resilience
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Food Lover Envisions Africa as the Food Basket of the World

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the love for food ironically cohabits with staggering hunger and malnutrition and at least 1 in 5 people face hunger and 24.1% of people are undernourished.

Olufunmilayo Aiyegbusi

Jan 11, 2023
Education and Extension Markets and Trade Nutrition Policy and Governance
People stand in a field of millet.

Celebrating 2023 as the International Year of Millets

Millets are wonder foods known for nutrition and health benefits, so it's no surprise that the whole world is celebrating 2023 as the International Year of Millets.

Mahesh Chander

Jan 10, 2023
Education and Extension Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience
A card placed on a plant is used to release parasitoids.

TV Show Helps Farmers Adopt Biocontrol Agents Against Fall Armyworm

A popular TV program aired on Citizen television in Kenya, known as Shamba Shape Up, is helping farmers adopt biocontrol agents against fall armyworm. In an integrated pest management project...

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Current and Emerging Threats to Crops

Jan 09, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade
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ILCI Program Meeting Opens Spaces for Growth

120 scientists and partners gathered by Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement look to better identify and solve the greatest challenges in food, malnutrition and poverty.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

Jan 05, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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Turner Fellows Advance Agricultural Development Research at Cornell

Eight graduate students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities arrived at Cornell in August as the inaugural cohort of Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellows, as participants in a one-year program designed...
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

Dec 29, 2022
Education and Extension
Maize plants exhibiting early symptoms of Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN).

Supporting Rural Youth to Reduce Food Loss and Waste in Eastern Kenya

Rural youth make a business out of linking farms to inputs that reduce food loss and waste.

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

Dec 15, 2022
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A member of Turwanyinzara Cooperative at Nyamasheke District drying small, fresh fish - known as isambaza - to deliver across key sectors of the district.
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Private Sector Impacts on Food Security and Nutrition: Examples from Bangladesh & Rwanda

Oct 27, 2022 online
A panel of practitioners to discuss how the private sector can supplement public sector interventions in the agricultural sector.
Education and Extension Food Safety
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Can Online Platforms Facilitate Locally Led Development?

Mar 09, 2022 online
Can information accessibility facilitate and scale locally-led development?
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension
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A Vision for Crop Improvement and Food Security in a Changing Climate

Feb 10, 2022 online
The purpose of the workshop is to identify scientific opportunities to improve staple cereals in a changing climate
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension
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Grain Market: A Pull for Seed Businesses across Bean Corridors in Tanzania

Dec 17, 2021 online
An opportunity to share this information while collecting further insights on the Yellow Bean study’s implications.
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Markets and Trade
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Updating the Global Food Security Research Strategy: New Evidence and Opportunities

Oct 07, 2021 online
USAID and USDA are seeking input, feedback, and ideas from the U.S and international research community and stakeholders.
Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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Effective Pathways to Africa's Agricultural Transformation

Aug 04, 2021 online
A session to define the investments needed for a vibrant and functional African agricultural sector that can deliver sufficient food and nutrition supplies for all as well as exciting farmer incomes.
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension
Webinar: Strengthening Private Sector Extension
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Webinar: Strengthening Private Sector Extension and Advisory Services

Sep 11, 2019 online
Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are widely recognized as essential for any program to transform agricultural systems and address global social and economic development objectives. The idea of extension...
Education and Extension
Smallholder farmers in Issyk Kul Province in northern Kyrgyzstan learn about high-yielding potato varieties at one of Zarya seed farm’s fields.
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Measuring Performance in Agricultural Extension: A Common Metrics Framework

Sep 20, 2018 online
There is no universally-accepted framework for how to measure the performance of agricultural extension and advisory services. The best-fit framework suggests an impact chain approach, where components of the system...
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension
Increasing Rice Harvests with New Seeds
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Strengthening Civil Society's Role in Development: A Partner's Perspective

Nov 08, 2017 online
This webinar will highlight the tools, approaches, and processes used to engage local partners and promote effective civil society and local engagement for sustainable outcomes. Strengthening Civil Society's Role in...
Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Youth
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Soil Variation and Why It Matters

Jun 29, 2017 online
Crop yields in much of the developing world remain below potential, partly due to low adoption of profitable technologies such as improved seeds and fertilizer. Some contend the problem is...
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