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Policies and practices that support inclusive market systems, agricultural production, services and trade are fundamental to economic development and poverty reduction.

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Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence and Automation on Agrifood Systems

Digital Frontiers seeking industry comments through Request for Information.

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Digital Frontiers: Digital for Resilience and Food Security

Jul 16, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Nutrition Resilience Opportunities
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Core Guiding Principles of a Food Control System Series: Part 4

Assuring domestic food safety is becoming increasingly challenging with the growing demand and complexity of agricultural production and trade.

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Food Safety Network

Jul 13, 2021
Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Got Camel Milk? Challenges and Opportunities in Somaliland

Part of Feed the Future's Somalia Camel Leasing Activity, RTI International's rapid value chain analysis sheds light on the camel milk market and the business case for private-sector dairy companies.

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Feed the Future Somalia Camel Leasing to Impact Resilience Activity

Jul 08, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Core Guiding Principles of a Food Control System: Part 3

In this third of an eight-part series, Food Safety Network continues their exploration of the 16 core guiding principles of a food control system.

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Food Safety Network

Jul 06, 2021
Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Impactful Design at a Glance: Analyzing Feasibility of a Pay-for-Results Competition

Have an idea for a pay-for-results prize competition but looking for a proven way to gauge its viability? AgResults' design brief on analyzing feasibility — the second in a series...

AgResults Initiative

Jun 30, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Addressing Food Safety in Aquaculture Systems in Developing Countries

Globally, over 600 million people, one in 10, suffers from foodborne diseases each year, and hundreds of thousands die. Practicing safe food prep and storage can help prevent this.

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Jun 29, 2021
Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Call for Case Studies: Models for Strengthening Last Mile Seed Production and Distribution

The USAID-funded SCALE Award and ISSD Africa have launched a call for case studies to study examples of models for strengthening last mile seed production and distribution in fragile contexts.

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Jun 29, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience
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New USAID Research from Ghana is Testing Ways to Build Rural Resilience

Feed the Future Advancing Local Leadership, Innovation and Networks (ALL-IN) began projects in Ghana testing rural development programs and research innovations for food security and resilience.

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Assets and Market Access Innovation Lab

Jun 26, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Resilience
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Fish4Zambia: Research Among Men and Women Fishers, Processors and Sellers

The Fish4Zambia team released an executive summary which concluded that increasing women’s participation in activities like fishing may expand women's economic opportunities.

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Jun 25, 2021
Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender
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Detecting Fecal Pathogens in Aquaculture: Improving Capacity in Bangladesh

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish is working with scientists in Bangladesh to strengthen capacity for detecting bacterial pathogens in fish for domestic consumers and export markets.

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Jun 25, 2021
Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade

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Citrus vendors learned to use simple mobile technology to improve market linkages through voluntary technical assistance from the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Program.
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Connected Farmer Alliance: Helping Poor Farmers with Commercially Sustainable m-Agri Services

May 13, 2015 online

Can mobile technology help deepen relationships with agribusiness and improve access to financial services for smallholder farmers? Several innovative international development programs are testing that premise. The Connected Farmer Alliance...

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Realizing Rural Resilience and Inclusive Growth by Reducing Risk: Is Agricultural Insurance the Key?

Apr 23, 2015 City Club of Washington 555 13th St NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States

This event, jointly presented by Microlinks and Agrilinks, will discuss the potential for agricultural insurance to promote resilience and inclusive agricultural growth as part of an integrated risk management approach...

Markets and Trade Resilience
Taking Livestock to Market in Ethiopia
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Policy Responses to Food Price Volatility

Feb 02, 2015 Ronald Reagan Building, Hemisphere B 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC, District of Columbia, 20004, United States

Between 2007 and 2008, world governments made decisions that, in conjunction with extreme weather events, turned an already alarming food supply and demand situation into a global food price crisis...

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
Doing Mobile Tech for Ag Better: A New Handbook to Help
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Doing Mobile Tech for Ag Better: A New Handbook to Help

Nov 06, 2014 online

All over the world, the development community is abuzz about the potential for using mobile phones to improve development outcomes. With around half of the world’s population already owning a...

Education and Extension Markets and Trade
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From Smallholders to Shareholders: Optimizing Private Sector Engagement for Smallholder Impact

Oct 22, 2014 Ronald Reagan Building, Oceanic Room A/B 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States

Individual smallholder farmers cultivate two hectares of land or less, but as a group, they are an economic force: An estimated 500 million smallholders feed close to 2 billion people...

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Unlocking Smallholder Assets: Warehouse Receipts and ICT

May 28, 2014 online
Many farmers are severely constrained in crop production by a lack of access to credit. Warehouse receipts can provide the collateral needed for short-term loans, allowing farmers to store their...
Markets and Trade
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Partnering for Growth: How Entrepreneurs Can Work with USAID

Nov 26, 2013 online
In honor of entrepreneurship month, representatives across USAID came to share the many ways entrepreneurs in developing countries can take advantage of USAID programs to grow their businesses. Experts from...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Facilitating Systemic Change: Experiences from Feed the Future’s Projects in Uganda

Aug 01, 2013 The QED Group, LLC 1250 Eye Street NW, 11th Floor Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States

Hosted by USAID's Office of Microenterprise and Private Enterprise Promotion (MPEP) and Microlinks.Eric Derks, with Tetra Tech, was the former Chief of Party of the USAID/Uganda Livelihoods and Enterprises for...

Markets and Trade
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Smallholder Access to Improved Technology

Jul 16, 2013 online
Join us on Tuesday, July 16 at 12 pm EDT (convert time zone) for an #AskAg Twitter Chat on Smallholder Access to Improved Technology, featuring experts from the Kenya Feed...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Youth Employment in Agriculture

Jun 11, 2013 online
Join us on June 11 for an #AskAg Twitter Chat on Youth Employment in Agriculture, co-hosted by USAID, Making Cents International, IFPRI and Winrock International.Youth make up about one fifth...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade

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