Agrilinks Team

United States Community Manager Feed the Future Knowledge Data Learning and Training Program

Under the auspices of Feed the Future, the Agrilinks team curates, creates and moderates content on global food security and agriculture in collaboration with the Agrilinks community and the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security. Please reach out to us at [email protected] with any questions or issues, or to learn more about how to engage on Agrilinks.

Jamaa and his wife (both activity participants) display their goats in Kokotoni Village. (Photo by Christopher Cheupe)

Kenyan Fisherman Improves His Livelihood and Family Wellbeing Through Modified Basket Traps and Training

Jamaa has improved his fishing efforts after receiving fishing traps from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish activity.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

May 19, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth

Nnanna Hyacinth Chuckwu inspects the rice-fish farm. (Photo by Bamidele Omitoyin/University of Ibadan)

Rice-Fish Farming Increases Yield, Improves Household Nutrition and Income for Nigerian Families

The Fish Innovation Lab's Farm Diversification team provided entry-level training for smallholder Nigerian rice farmers who had little knowledge of aquaculture.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

May 09, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender Resilience Youth

The nutrition educator assistant visits with a woman and her young child at their home. (Photo by Catherine Sarange, nutrition educator for Samaki Salama activity)

Samaki Salama: Helping a Grandmother in Kenya Provide Better Nutrition to her Granddaughter

Thanks to the Samaki Salama team from the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish, Medza learns how to cook more nutritious meals for her young granddaughter.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

May 05, 2023

Education and Extension Gender Nutrition Youth

Webinar: Open-Source Fruit and Vegetable Cooling Chamber

May 17, 2023 online

The team from MIT D-Lab and the MIT Building Technology Program is hosting a webinar to provide an overview of the chamber designs and answer questions from the audience.

Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety

A group of people sit in circle with masks on.

Empowering Local Actors for Inclusive Development: USAID Nepal's Commitment to Localization

USAID Nepal is committed to transitioning to a more sustainable localization model, with an ambitious target of 40-percent localization by 2025.

Agrilinks Team

May 04, 2023

Agricultural Productivity

A woman farmer is using solar panels to generate water for her chili farm. She kneels down inspecting plants.

Welcome to Sustainable Food Systems Month on Agrilinks!

Sustainable food systems are imperative. Learn more all month long at Agrilinks and be sure to join us for a webinar on the topic May 24th.

Agrilinks Team

May 01, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources

Two people hold a net full of fish. (Photo by Oladeji Kazeem Kareem)

Integrated Rice-Fish Farming: Localization Through Farm Diversification

The practice of farming rice and fish simultaneously aims to improve the productivity, resilience and biological diversity of the rice field while making optimal use of water and land resources.

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Apr 28, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Gender Resilience Youth

Farmer in Faridpur, Bangladesh, using the Plantix mobile crop application.

Lessons Learned in Bangladesh: Engaging Women in Digital Agriculture Tools

The role of women in agriculture is crucial, especially in countries like Bangladesh where they make up almost half of the sector’s labor force.

Digital Frontiers: Digital for Resilience and Food Security

Apr 28, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Gender

New USAID Commitment Aims to Tackle Urgent Challenges Facing Women in Food and Water Systems

USAID launches the GROW initiative with up to $335 million to empower women in food and water systems, boost economic growth and tackle climate-driven crises.