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Food safety is not only a public health issue; it is also a market development and trade issue for developed and developing countries alike.

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A worker handling black soldier flies.

5 Ways That Insect Farming Contributes to Sustainable Food Systems and Improves International Development

Insect farming is a sustainable alternative to current animal feed production systems that can generate nutritious food while using resources more efficiently and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Kaitlyn Anderson

May 26, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth
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USAID Food Loss and Waste Podcast Episode 10: WWF Efforts to Reduce FLW in Pakistan with Adil Daniel

We explore how WWF Pakistan conducted baseline measurements of FLW and advocated for FLW policy through workshops, consumer awareness campaigns and other social media platforms.

Nika Larian

May 25, 2023
Food Safety
Rachelle Yanfoni winnows freshly harvested sesame grain on her family’s farm in Mouhoun Province, Burkina Faso (Jake Lyell for Corus).

Strengthening Capacity of Smallholder Farmers: The Food Safety First Costing Tool

Corus International is proud to announce the launch of its Food Safety First Costing Tool.

Lutheran World Relief in concert with Corus International

May 24, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
Nigerian Meat Vendor in Market

Ensuring Safety: A Holistic Approach to Sustainable Food Systems

The sustainability of food systems impacts food safety and vice versa. Whether it’s climate change increasing food safety risks or unsafe food finding its way to the economic poor, risks...
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Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food (EatSafe)

Richard Pluke

May 17, 2023
Food Safety
Maria and Bohdan Zobrodotski at their dairy farm, Volyn Oblast, Ukraine

Ukrainian Family Dairy Farms Grow Businesses with Credit Union Financing, Despite Ongoing War

The CAP Project first trained credit unions on the benefits of collaboration with agricultural cooperatives in 2019. That training only increased after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

World Council of Credit Unions

May 10, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade Resilience
Two men look at crops in a field (Credit: CABI).

How Can We Help Smallholders Build Resilience to Climate Change?

CABI’s Executive Director, Global Operations, Dr Ulrich Kuhlmann, looks at two fundamental ways in which smallholders can be empowered to build resilience to climate change.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

May 09, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Resilience
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Relief Programs Help Ukrainian Farmers Get Through First Year of War

Learn how the CAP Project worked with Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions to help farmers in Ukraine get loan reimbursements and free diesel fuel to help them produce more food...

World Council of Credit Unions

May 08, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
Employees trimming vegetables.

The Role of Business-Led Food Safety in Sustainable Food Systems

BD4FS is promoting GFBs as leaders in local sustainability by building capacity for food loss prevention. GFBs reinvest in local supply chains and promote local ingredient sourcing, combatting loss.

Food Enterprise Solutions (FES)

May 08, 2023
Food Safety Markets and Trade Nutrition
Delegates gathered at a recent workshop held as part of the work to help East Africa enhance trade in agricultural commodities through compliance to sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards (Credit:  Land O’Lakes Venture 37).

Increasing Safe and Efficient Trade of Agriculture in East Africa

A project to help increase safe and efficient trade of agriculture in East Africa through enhanced sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems is making good progress.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

May 03, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Resilience
A female dairy farmer in Senegal carries fresh milk in a bowl.

Challenges and Solutions to Improving the Safety of Dairy Products in Senegal

Two new papers offer analyses of food safety gaps in Senegal's dairy value chain and solutions to reduce foodborne illness.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety

May 02, 2023
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Seed Innovation to Deliver Farmer Prosperity: Select Experts Weigh In

Feb 23, 2023 online
Select experts from the seed industry and consulting arenas will share their views on delivering new seed varieties to the hands of smallholder farmers.
Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Markets and Trade
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
Diverse Nutritious Vegetables on Sale in a Market in Bangladesh
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Increasing Food Security Through Safe, Nutritious Diets

Jun 23, 2022 online
Exploring the links between food safety programming and impacts on availability, access, and affordability of safe and nutritious food. 
Food Safety
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Crops to End Hunger: Accelerating Seed Delivery through Sustainable Seed Systems

Jul 15, 2021 online
Identifying approaches and making recommendations that will diversify the range of publicly bred crop varieties available to smallholder farmers and increase varietal turnover through commercial channels.
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety – Cool ‘n Clean Approach in Senegal

Jun 09, 2021 online
Temperature control and food hygiene are vital for keeping food safe as it moves through the food system. Disruption of the cold chain and poor hygiene practices during food handling...
Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Supporting the Management of Fall Armyworm in Africa and Asia: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Jun 18, 2020 online
Fall Armyworm (FAW) is an invasive and damaging pest endemic to the Americas that is spreading across Africa and Asia, particularly targeting maize, a vital staple crop. FAW will have...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
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Securing the Harvest: Post-harvest Strategies to Increase Resilience

Apr 30, 2020 online
In developing countries, as much as one-third of a season’s harvest is lost along the value chain from harvest to consumption. For grain alone, more is lost in sub-Saharan Africa...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
African Maize attacked by Fall Armyworm
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Pesticides: Safety, Efficacy and Access

Sep 05, 2018 online
In the wake of fall armyworm's devastating effects on African agriculture, farmers are turning to pesticides as a means to combat the pest. Unfortunately, pesticides are not always well targeted...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Resilience
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Fall Armyworm Dissemination Tools from USAID

Aug 29, 2018 online
USAID’s Bureau for Food Security is working in partnership with experts from around the world to develop a set of tools to assist countries in addressing the Fall Armyworm. This...
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Technologies for Managing Fall Armyworm and Lessons from Brazil

Aug 22, 2018 online
Fall Armyworm is here to stay. So, what can be done to address this threat to food security and farmer incomes? A key to effective management of FAW is farmer...
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Upcoming Events

Regenerative Agriculture And Food Systems Summit September 2023

Sep 06, 2023 to Sep 07, 2023 Amsterdam Amsterdam Amsterdam, 1011 PL, Netherlands

Applying Risk-Based Approaches in Food Safety

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Jun 12, 2023 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Introduction to Risk-Based Approaches in Food Safety

Jun 07, 2023 United States online

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