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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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Food Systems in Transition: Food Loss and Waste, Food Quality Loss and Food Safety

Dr. Jocelyn Boiteau is spurring conversations about qualitative food loss — including food quality and food safety losses — on food security.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety

Sep 21, 2023
Food Safety Nutrition
Members of EatSafe's Market Improvement Initiative speaking with a vendor at a market.

Seeing Local Markets Anew: EatSafe’s Initiative to Reduce Food Waste and Improve Food Safety

Explore how EatSafe's Market Improvement Initiative tackles food safety while reducing waste in traditional markets in Hawassa.

Evidence and Action Towards Safe, Nutritious Food (EatSafe)

Mohammedyasin Jemal Sormolo

Sep 20, 2023
Food Safety
A woman wearing a hairnet, gloves, and mask scoops food into a plastic bag.

Building a Local Food Safety Culture through Business-Led Solutions

In a world plagued by persistent hunger, undernourishment and malnutrition, food safety plays a key role in addressing these issues.
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USAID Marketlinks

Sep 20, 2023
Food Safety Nutrition
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USAID Food Loss and Waste Podcast Episode 14: Celebrating Food Loss and Waste Month with ReFED’s Dana Gunders

Dana provides a “pulse check” on what is happening in the domestic FLW space and the role that ReFED plays.

Nika Larian

Sep 19, 2023
Food Safety
Seedlings growing under high-tech greenhouse conditions.

Learning from the China-Africa Oasis Project

Sustainable agricultural practices, combined with effective knowledge transfer, can turn even the most challenging environments into thriving hubs of food production.
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Lovemore Zulu

Sep 14, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Policy and Governance
Men with surgical-type protective face masks standing in front of an animal health facility building in Kisoro, Uganda.

Uganda’s Animal Health Sector Adopts Electronic Tool for Indicator-Based Surveillance Reporting

A USAID project has supported disease surveillance in the animal health sector in Uganda.
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William Corley

Sep 11, 2023
Food Safety Markets and Trade
People adding leafy greens to a clay pot cooler.

Reducing Fruit and Vegetable Losses with Clay Pot Coolers: An Ancient Technology for the Current Moment

Clay pot coolers are an ancient — but underutilized — technology that is more cost-effective for storing fruits and vegetables than electric refrigeration in hot and dry regions.

Eric Verploegen

Sep 11, 2023
Education and Extension Food Safety Nutrition Resilience
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Can We Increase Food Safety and Reduce Food Loss and Waste through Complementary Technologies?

Which was more effective at improving food safety and reducing food loss and waste: a biological control applied in the field or a plastic tarp used to dry crops after...

Jacob Ricker-Gilbert

Sep 11, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Bangladesh stakeholder consultation: a group of 12 people sitting around a conference table.

Harvesting Change: Challenges and Solutions to Transform Local Food Systems for Improved Nutrition

Learn more about how the Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab is helping to transform local food systems for improved nutrition.
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Feed the Future Food Systems for Nutrition Innovation Lab

Sep 08, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Nutrition Policy and Governance
Woman sorts groundnuts while watching a child.

Study Details How Household Dynamics and Time of Year Impact Senegalese Women’s Time Poverty

A woman’s work is never done, according to a paper that explores whether women have enough time to rest, explore entrepreneurial activities and invest in the future.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut

Sep 07, 2023
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Tiny Microbes with Big Business Impact: The Economic and Health Implications of Food Safety

Jun 28, 2023 online
Exploring the links between food safety programming and impacts on human health and nutrition, including the long-term effects of food poisoning. 
Food Safety
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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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