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Strengthening the ability of local and national governments to understand complex challenges, collaborate, and use data for decision making leads to policies that are good for individuals and communities.

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Evaluating Seed Systems to Guide Improvement: Variety Diffusion, Disease Management and Benefits

Seed systems are key in the distribution of high-quality seed and improved varieties. New tools for evaluating seed systems highlight the best improvements to provide benefits to all stakeholders.

Karen Garrett

May 26, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Resources for Women's Land and Property Rights

These resources support various aspects of increasing women's access and rights to land.

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Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) Program

May 21, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Gender Policy and Governance
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Apply Now to Support USAID Missions through Digital Agriculture Ecosystem Assessments

To learn more about this opportunity and apply to the Digital Agriculture Ecosystem Assessments please download the Request for Proposals and register your interest in this opportunity by emailing [email protected]

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Digital Frontiers: Digital for Resilience and Food Security

May 18, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience Opportunities
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Green Revolution Déjà Vu and Gendered Impacts on Cowpea Production in West Africa

How do input subsidy policies change the cowpea farming landscape in West Africa? Have these subsidies caused the displacement of legumes as an unintended side effect?

Andrea Allen

May 18, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Gender Policy and Governance
a group of male and female extension workers practice using the Extension Helper App for GPS measurements. They are walking along the side of a building with mobile phones in their hands.

Extension Strengthening through Improved Accountability and Data Validation: The Extension Helper App in Action

Information and communication technologies contribute to planning and systems strengthening. In Malawi, the Extension Helper App has helped validate field data and coordinate extension visits.

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Avelardo Rivera

May 18, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Resilience
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Senegal's Artisanal Seafood Sector: A Food Safety Situational Analysis

While there are many health benefits to seafood consumption, seafood can carry a large variety of health hazards, potentially affecting millions of consumers in Senegal and neighboring countries.

Food Enterprise Solutions (FES)

May 11, 2021
Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
A farmer in Ethiopia prepares his land for crop. He is tilling his field with the help of cattle.

Data Sharing Toolkit Could Contribute to Greater Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

CABI and the Open Data Institute (ODI) have launched a Data Sharing Toolkit, which could contribute to unlocking greater food security in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

CABI: Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International

Apr 22, 2021
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Resilience
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Defining Agricultural Platforms in a Digital Era: Webinar Materials

ISF Advisors recently hosted webinars to discuss the findings and recommendations in their new report, "Agricultural 'Platforms' in a Digital Era."

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ISF Advisors

RAF Learning Lab

Apr 06, 2021
Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Op-Ed: President Biden Must Invest in Rural Communities

The U.S. needs proactive policy to address the systemic problems that spur migration. This op-ed shows how we can create opportunities for everyone in rural communities across Central America.

Root Capital

Apr 02, 2021
Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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The Enabling Environment for Food Traceability Systems: Technical Resources Summary

Access the full suite of resources from EEFS on the enabling environment for food traceability systems, including the technical report, blog series and webinar.

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Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security

Mar 19, 2021
Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

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Ask Ag About… Interactions between Agricultural Education and Extension

Feb 10, 2016 online

Agriculture education and training (AET) lays the groundwork for long-term sustainability in agriculture development. However, it can be easy to misunderstand the vital linkages between education and extension within AET...

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Extension Policy and Governance Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition
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Ask Ag About...Measuring Resilience

Jan 26, 2016 online

Join this month’s Ask Ag discussion in the comments area below to ask questions and share your own experiences with measuring resilience in a meaningful way.Measurement is a key consideration...

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Extension Policy and Governance Resilience
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As Good as Money in the Bank: Increasing Resilience Through Improved On-Farm Storage

Jan 21, 2016 online

Farm products that are properly processed and stored can be a lifeline for smallholder farmers trying to break out of the feast/famine cycle. Secure storage can improve the resilience of...

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity Nutrition Resilience
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Ask Ag About... The Interactions Between Climate Change and Nutrition

Nov 19, 2015 online

How can cooperation between climate and nutrition communities mitigate the impacts of climate change on nutrition, as well as the impacts of dietary choices on climate change? Join this month’s...

Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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The Next Generation of Civil Society Engagement: Boldly Going Where No NGO Has Gone Before

Oct 28, 2015 online

For USAID and other international development donors and practitioners, the "why" of forging strong collaborations with civil society is clear: Partnerships with civil society organizations provide critical input on project...

Nutrition Policy and Governance Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth Opportunities
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Ask Ag About... Engaging Civil Society

Oct 21, 2015 online

Remember, this chat will take place in the comments section of this page. Post a question or comment now!Partnerships can be vital for development success, particularly when they are married...

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Understanding Agriculture to Nutrition Linkages: A Rapidly Moving Agenda

Sep 30, 2015 The Willard Office Building 1455 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 800 Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States

Increasing the impact of agriculture investments on nutrition is a major focus for the international development community. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Nutrition led a research-to-practice seminar to...

Nutrition Policy and Governance
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This Land Is Whose Land? Navigating Issues of Land Rights and Governance

Jul 29, 2015 online
As the private sector increases investments in agricultural areas, the impacts on smallholder farmers as a result of weak land governance structures can compromise household resilience and even community food...
Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance
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Ask Ag About... Land Tenure and Governance

Jul 22, 2015 online
This chat will take place in the comments section of this page. Start a discussion or ask a question now!Effectively addressing issues of land tenure and resource governance can mean...
Climate and Natural Resources Policy and Governance
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Creating Policies for Scaling Smallholder Access to Quality Seed

Jun 24, 2015 Oceanic Room, Ronald Reagan Building 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, District of Columbia, 20004, United States

The production of quality seed requires high technical expertise and specific equipment and infrastructure. In many developing countries, this is undertaken by the public sector’s breeding institutions. Unfortunately, these institutions...

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

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