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Growing youth populations need opportunities for education, jobs and income. Strategies that empower and prepare youth lay the foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction.

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Four dairy farmers in Lebanon stand in front of a structure that provides relief from the elements.

Livestock Experts Offer Tips to Spur Economic Growth in Lebanon’s Struggling Livestock Sector

In the wake of persisting food insecurity in Lebanon, the Farmer-to-Farmer program recruited three volunteer experts to tackle dairy production opportunities and challenges in the country. Here are their recommendations.

Charbel Abou Haidar

Feb 02, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Nutrition Resilience Youth
Shop owner sits behind counter.

Study Reveals Livestock Feeds Reduce Acute Child Malnutrition in Dry Season

The Livestock for Health Program provides livestock feed to various households during long periods of drought.

JOSEPH NJUGUNA

Jan 30, 2023
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USAID Food Loss and Waste Podcast Episode 6: Supporting Youth to Reduce Food Loss and Waste

Our latest episode explores the role of youth in reducing food loss and waste.

Nika Larian

Jan 18, 2023
Climate and Natural Resources Youth
Betty Muleya speaking during the nutrition training in Siavonga, Zambia.

A Community Health Worker Becomes a FishFirst! Zambia Champion and Local Catalyst for Change

Betty Muleya has been an active, local advocate for the Fish Innovation Lab activity, FishFirst! Zambia, spreading the word about the benefits of fish consumption for mothers and children.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Jan 12, 2023
Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth
Woman bends down in field of grassy crops. Several other people are behind her.

Yidgiri’s "ReCom" Network Increases Sales for Farmers

USAID Yidgiri is supporting and collaborating with existing institutions to build resilient and self-sufficient networks of producers. By promoting the adoption of supplemental feeding and fattening techniques, ReCom are equipping...
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Heidi Sumser

Jan 04, 2023
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Gender Resilience Youth
Christopher Kamya (21) pouring maize grain into the MT-Pro portable moisture tester with a digital meter readout.

Not Wasting Opportunity: Supporting Youth to Advance FLW Reduction

Nearly a third of all food is either lost or wasted each year, contributing to the emission of greenhouse gasses. Studies in multiple wealthier countries have found that food waste...

Collin VanBuren

Dec 22, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Youth
Training participants in Ebonyi state, Nigeria. (Photo credit: Bamidele Omitoyin, University of Ibadan)

Trainings Move the Needle Toward a More Sustainable Farming System for Nigeria

The Fish Innovation Lab's Integrated Agriculture-Aquaculture as Farm Diversification Strategy activity is moving the needle toward a more sustainable farming system for Nigeria. Through summer trainings and research plots, the...
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Dec 20, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Gender Resilience Youth
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
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Resilience Youth
A woman wearing a hairnet and mask holds plastic packaging.

Learning Series Kickoff Recap: How Can We Increase Women’s Empowerment Through Co-creation and Private Sector Engagement?

How can USAID missions and practitioners work to increase women’s empowerment through co-creation and private sector engagement? The Feed the Future Advancing Women’s Empowerment (AWE) program held a webinar to...
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Feed the Future Advancing Women's Empowerment

Dec 15, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Youth
Man from Malawi harvesting his onion and cabbage crops.

Market Systems and Partnerships: Newsletters

Looking for an MSP newsletter you might have missed? Check out our newsletter archive.
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Feed the Future Market Systems and Partnerships Activity

Dec 08, 2022
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Farming under the Rainbow: LGBTQI+ Inclusive Development in Agriculture Programs in Honduras and Central America

Sep 28, 2022 online
Join the webinar to learn about important considerations and promising practices for advancing LGBTQI+ inclusive development in agriculture and food security programming.
Agricultural Productivity Gender Policy and Governance Youth
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Balancing Market Approaches to Better Youth Employment Outcomes

Sep 28, 2021 online
Hear from panelists working on youth employment issues in international development on their perspective for how to balance out supply- and demand-side approaches to deliver better outcomes.
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Why Inclusion Matters: Featuring Voices from the Field

Jul 29, 2020 online
Inclusive Development Month on Agrilinks is wrapping up with with a webinar that will report on the most recent evidence on what inclusion means across varying contexts, why inclusion is so important to reaching our goals of reducing hunger and poverty, and hearing voices from the field regarding their own experiences on why inclusion matters.
Gender Policy and Governance Youth
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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CAADP Technical Networks: Building Capacity for Africa’s Agricultural Development

May 04, 2017
In order to carry out key commitments of the Malabo Declaration to transform agriculture across Africa, the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is dedicated to strengthening technical capacity among...
Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Nutrition Youth
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Ask Ag About... Positive Youth Development

Feb 22, 2017 online
Involving youth in agriculture has become a major focus in development, as many countries continue to struggle with youth unemployment. Join this month's Ask Ag Online Chat, where the Feed...
Youth Education and Extension Gender Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance
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Ask Ag About... How Food Systems Need to Adapt as Populations Shift and Grow

Jan 26, 2017 online
As urbanization continues to skyrocket in cities across the globe, the role of rural agricultural production to feed urban populations becomes increasingly difficult. Join this month’s Ask Ag online chat...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Youth
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Relationships for Resilience: Understanding and Integrating Gender and Nutrition in CSA

Dec 08, 2016 online
The Agrilinks team will host a webinar component of the Climate-Smart Agriculture Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (CSA-GLEE) session, Why Does Addressing Gender and Nutrition Matter for Climate-Smart Agriculture?, and...
Climate and Natural Resources Gender Nutrition Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Youth
Photo: Srinivasulu Rajendran, AVRDC. Market in Tanzania selling tomatoes.
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Ask Ag About... Access to Finance for Small and Growing Businesses

Oct 27, 2016 online
Having access to finance is crucial for facilitating expansion and scale of small and growing businesses (SGBs). SGBs are commercially viable businesses with significant potential for growth that seek growth...
Markets and Trade Resilience Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Youth
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Ask Ag Chat: Youth, Employment and a Food Secure Future

Sep 15, 2016 online
This online chat will take place at the bottom of this page. Get a jump on the conversation and share a question or comment now.Youth hold the future of the...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity

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Feed the Future Project Design Guide for Youth-Inclusive Agriculture and Food Systems: Volume I - Project Design
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