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Discover content and resources related to agricultural development, food security, and cross-cutting issues. Theme Month Collections are curated content by experts in agricultural development and food security. Each month we highlight a new area within the field.

Theme Month Collections

Vegetable Market, West Bengal, India. Krishnasis Ghosh.

Food Safety Theme Month 2022

With availability, access, and utilization of nutritious and safe food constrained, especially among the most vulnerable, we must not lose sight of how safe food contributes to mitigating the effects...
Woman in field

Gender Theme Month 2022

Welcome to Gender Month! View information on a variety of topics, including on the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index; the Gender, Climate and Nutrition and Advancing Women’s Empowerment activities; and...
4 women operate farm machinery

Gender Theme Month 2023

This month, USAID and our partners highlight approaches covering a wide range of issues related to gender equity and equality in food systems. Look out for blogs on women’s economic...

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Agricultural Productivity

  • Access to inputs
  • Genetic gains
  • Production technologies

Climate and Natural Resources

  • Sustainable intensification
  • Resilient soils
  • Water management

COVID-19

  • Best practices on adapting to COVID-19
  • Policy and organizational recommendations
  • Access the RFS COVID-19 Learning Hub

Education and Extension

  • Agricultural education and training (AET)
  • Skills transfer
  • Model programs

Food Safety

  • Food safety systems
  • Mycotoxins
  • Sanitation and hygiene

Gender

  • Women’s empowerment
  • Gender equality 
  • Gender integration

Markets and Trade

  • Market system facilitation
  • Profitable value chains
  • International trade

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

  • Measuring project outcomes
  • Knowledge management
  • Open data

Nutrition

  • First 1,000 days
  • Nutrition interventions
  • Nutrition-sensitive agriculture

Opportunities

  • RFAs/RFPs
  • Job postings
  • Calls for feedback

Policy and Governance

  • Strengthening institutions
  • Mutual accountability
  • Land tenure

Resilience

  • Risk management
  • Recovery from shocks
  • Sustainable livelihoods

Youth

  • Employment and entrepreneurship
  • Youth empowerment
  • Skills and capacity building