By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 9.7 billion. Farmers, already challenged to produce more food, need new tools and technologies to keep pace.
Agricultural Productivity
Jan 22, 2020
How important is transportation infrastructure to agricultural markets in a place like Nepal?
Jan 22, 2020
Our hope for the new year is that every agriculture and market-oriented project is nutrition-sensitive.
Jan 21, 2020
Through demonstration plots and model family farms, we support smallholder farmers in adopting the on-farm practice of intercropping their maize fields with nitrogen-fixing legumes along with minimum tillage.
Jan 21, 2020
Dominican livestock farmers are quickly realizing that they not only don’t want to be left behind, but that they have a unique opportunity to take advantage of their current practices and resources to access the certified grass-fed/organic market.
Join a diverse group of practitioners this Friday, January 24 in a virtual bonfire chat about leveraging data to better understand, benefit and serve smallholder farmers, presented by MEDA's INNOVATE learning series .
About the Event https://www.egyptcoldchainexhibition.org/ Wednesday and Thursday, January 22-23, 2020 Mövenpick Hotel, Cairo (6th of October City), Egypt The USAID-funded Feed the Future Food Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project, an agriculture activity implemented by Cultivating New...
Jan 17, 2020
More than 80 percent of the world’s coffee is produced by smallholders. Despite their integral role, these farmers face significant challenges that threaten their livelihoods and the long-term viability of the global coffee supply chain.
Jan 17, 2020
The increasing demand for land and natural resources brings diverse users into competition. There is a clear need to secure legitimate rights and develop effective process to resolve disputes without destructive conflicts.
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Jan 16, 2020
Approximately 500 million small and family farms around the world, mostly in developing countries, contribute 80 percent of the global food supply. By 2050, the demand for food is expected to double as the world population reaches 9 billion, which will require an increase in agricultural...
Jan 15, 2020
Constraints in water availability has required groups to work towards improving irrigation efficiency so that the benefits of existing water resources can be stretched farther to achieve greater and more effective agricultural production.