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Agricultural Productivity

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.

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Inaugural Turner Fellows Advance Global Crop Improvement

Eight graduate students from 1890 land grant institutions across the United States have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellows at Cornell University.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement

Jun 21, 2022
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Together We Can Defend against Climate Threats to Food Safety

Climate threats to global food security and projections of worsening hunger tend to grab headlines, but climate threats to food safety are just as serious.

Matthew Thielker

Jun 17, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Resilience
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and Its Global Impact on Food Security and Food Systems

Discussing the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on food systems and production.
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John McCormack

Jun 17, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Building Farmers’ Resilience to the Fertilizer Crisis in Peru

As fertilizer prices skyrocket and supplies become scarce, how can we help smallholder farmers find alternatives to maintain their crop yields and quality?

TechnoServe Inc.

Jun 16, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Resilience
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Incarcerated Women’s Chocolate Business in Peru Takes Steps toward Becoming a Cooperative

The women’s penitentiary in Quillabamba supported the inmates in starting the Dulce Esperanza group to produce chocolate to generate income for their children while they are incarcerated.

NCBA CLUSA

Jun 16, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Gender Resilience
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A New Tool to Help Farmers Meet Growing Demands for Food Safety in Developing Countries

The Food Safety-First (FS-First) Budget Tool can be combined with capacity-strengthening activities with farmer organizations, cooperatives and enterprises for international development practitioners.
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Cathy Phiri

Jun 15, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade
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Congratulations to the 2021 Recipients of the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Award for Scientific Excellence!

The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Awards for Scientific Excellence in a Feed the Future Innovation Lab.
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Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD)

Jun 14, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources
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Modified Fishing Traps and Fisher Workshops Promote Fish Consumption and Sustainable Fishing

The Samaki Salama team distributes basket traps to fishers in Kenya. Hamisi, a fisher who received basket traps, has reported an increase in the economic value of the fish he...
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

Jun 13, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Resilience
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Apply Now to USAID's Digital Development Awards!

Does your USAID-funded project use digital technology or strengthen inclusive digital ecosystems in the agriculture/food security sector? We want to recognize you!
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kimberly koroma-tommy

Jun 13, 2022
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Turning the Living Income Vision into a Reality

Is it possible to use agribusinesses to positively affect living incomes for smallholder farmers? This article answers that question with information gathered using artificial intelligence.

Juliet Macdowell

Jun 10, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience

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Building A Safe Food System: The Role of Cold Chain Logistics in Food Safety of Perishable Food
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Building A Safe Food System: The Role of Cold Chain Logistics in Food Safety of Perishable Food

Sep 30, 2020 online
Some of the most nutritious foods are also some of the most perishable—fruits, vegetables, and animal-sourced foods. They all require temperature control or a “cold chain” to stay fresh and...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Planting New Seeds: Innovations in Global Seed Systems

Sep 23, 2020 online
The average age of crop varieties used by many farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa continues to get older, threatening productivity gains. Reversing this long-standing trend is the objective behind recent changes...
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Market-led Interventions for Seed Security Response
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Market-led Interventions for Seed Security Response

Jul 01, 2020 online
From contexts of emergencies to times of peace, markets are pivotal in helping farmers access seed. In this webinar, panelists will present lessons from two reviews of market-led emergency seed...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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Operating Models for Early Generation Seed Production: 10 Case Studies

Jun 24, 2020 online
Public research institutions in the Global South have developed and released improved seed varieties that exhibit better yield and tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses than farmer-saved seed. And yet...
Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
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Supporting the Management of Fall Armyworm in Africa and Asia: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Jun 18, 2020 online
Fall Armyworm (FAW) is an invasive and damaging pest endemic to the Americas that is spreading across Africa and Asia, particularly targeting maize, a vital staple crop. FAW will have...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
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Market-based Agricultural Technology Scaling in Fragmented Market Settings: Three Cases

Jun 10, 2020 online
Agricultural technology scaling is a complex, long-term systems change phenomenon that requires many years and many partners to achieve success. One of the most difficult components of large scale scaling...
Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade Resilience
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Securing the Harvest: Post-harvest Strategies to Increase Resilience

Apr 30, 2020 online
In developing countries, as much as one-third of a season’s harvest is lost along the value chain from harvest to consumption. For grain alone, more is lost in sub-Saharan Africa...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
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Beyond Hype: Digital Trends, Scale and Evidence

Dec 11, 2019 online
Global agricultural development is increasingly shaped by the unprecedented growth of the digital economy. Digital technologies have demonstrated the potential to redefine economic growth models, empower poor people with new...
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Partnering with the Private Sector to Reach Smallholder Farmers

Aug 07, 2019 online
Smallholder farmers are critical to global food security and economic growth, however they have largely been overlooked by the private sector, constraining their productivity and income potential. To successfully engage...
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Using the Global Agricultural and Disaster Assessment System (GADAS) for Crop Condition Assessments and Capacity-Building Efforts

Jun 14, 2019 online
This webinar will provide a demonstration on how to use the tools on the Global Agricultural and Disaster Assessment System (GADAS) to do desktop analysis, and a case study on...
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Integrating Gender into Global Livestock System Development

Jul 22, 2022 GAINESVILLE, Florida, United States online

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