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CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

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Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture is an international agricultural development organization that specializes in the design and implementation of sustainable, enterprise-based agricultural initiatives. We work with businesses, foundations, governments and communities to build customized local and global partnerships that meet the world’s growing demand for food. Since our inception in 1985, we have designed and implemented enterprise-based, agricultural development initiatives to facilitate market access, enhance agribusiness competitiveness, increase productivity and improve access to inputs and credit in 45 countries around the world.

Albert Sawadogo, a producer in Basnéré, Kaya, Burkina Faso, feeding his chickens.

USAID Yidgiri Increases Access to High-Quality Poultry Feed and Chicks for the SONGVENESE Union

Poultry farming provides a source of income, nutrition and employment for many households in Burkina Faso, but the industry still faces many challenges.

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

Mar 26, 2024

Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience

Mountain view of a village in Svaneti, Georgia.

A Multi-Market Systems Approach to Build Resilience in Georgia’s Administrative Boundary Line Regions

In Georgia, communities living adjacent to the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) face significant challenges, including access to adequate goods, services and economic opportunities.

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

Jul 27, 2023

Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience

Women engaging in sales at the National Grain Exchange.

Strengthening Market Systems Resilience to Crises in Mali’s Southern Zone

Mali’s agriculture sector offers a path to increased economic growth and resilience as challenges like food insecurity and regional conflict continue to disrupt local communities and markets.

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

Jul 26, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Resilience

Diakité Mariam Diarra showcasing her food at a Feed the Future Mali Sugu Yiriwa Open Day Event in Koutiala, Mali.

Preserving Food and Preserving Lives: Improving Income through Innovative Preservation Technologies

Diakité Mariam Diarra is an agri-food processing entrepreneur from Koutiala, Mali, where she actively watched and helped her mother produce and sell homemade natural juices throughout her childhood.

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

Jun 09, 2023

Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Nutrition Resilience

Amalima Loko Participants Using Chili Strings to Deter Elephants from Crops

Deterring Elephants with Chili Strings: Reducing Human-Wildlife Conflict

Growing human and animal populations have increased pressure on land, food and water resources, creating competition between wild animals and local residents from the village of Funda in Zimbabwe.

CNFA (Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture)

Mar 21, 2023

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Resilience

AOCS member stands next to Joao Ferreira dos Santos representative outside a processing facility in Mozambique

Processor to Processor — AOCS Members Help African Processors Scale Nutrition

Jan 19, 2023 online

Industrial operations in Africa come with a set of challenges. Electricity is inconsistent. Factory managers often buy low-grade equipment due to insufficient capital. Processing knowledge is limited. 

Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Nutrition Resilience

Rebuilding the Economy through Agriculture

Oct 20, 2022 online

Please join us for the World Food Prize Foundation’s 2022 Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue Side Event: Rebuilding the Economy through Agriculture.

Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Markets and Trade Policy and Governance Resilience