Food security in West Africa has been deteriorating since 2015. Now, the region faces growing impacts from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including spiking food prices and disruptions in markets.
Food safety policies are not always straightforward, and growing food businesses (GFBs) are particularly vulnerable when policies are ambiguous or overly complex.
To better understand the policy landscape and intersections — or lack thereof — with traditional markets, we recently conducted reviews of food safety policy in Nigeria and Ethiopia.
Growing food businesses in Senegal face challenges in establishing and maintaining market positions, particularly as consumer concerns about food safety grow.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) continuously work together to ensure food security through hybrid rice adoption by farmers.
By building the capacity of female farmers through cooperatives, Nuru strengthens food systems and supports resilience at the household level while elevating the role of women.
An assessment of characteristics in 64 food markets aided Feed the Future Business Drivers for Food Safety (BD4FS) in understanding issues around food hygiene and temperature control in Senegal.
Identifying approaches and making recommendations that will diversify the range of publicly bred crop varieties available to smallholder farmers and increase varietal turnover through commercial channels.
Temperature control and food hygiene are vital for keeping food safe as it moves through the food system. Disruption of the cold chain and poor hygiene practices during food handling...
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...
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...
In the wake of fall armyworm's devastating effects on African agriculture, farmers are turning to pesticides as a means to combat the pest. Unfortunately, pesticides are not always well targeted...
USAID’s Bureau for Food Security is working in partnership with experts from around the world to develop a set of tools to assist countries in addressing the Fall Armyworm. This...
Fall Armyworm is here to stay. So, what can be done to address this threat to food security and farmer incomes? A key to effective management of FAW is farmer...
Unsafe food threatens public health and undermines food security at local, regional and global levels. The benefits of extensive development activities targeting food insecurity are drained away when food products...
See final list of GFSS indicators submitted to the U.S. Congress in October 2017. [Note: Now that the indicators have been sent to Congress, the other documents and links on...
Jun 05, 2017 to Jun 10, 2017Hotel Novotel Dakar
Avenue Abdoulaye Fadiga
Dakar, Senegal
The U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Food Security (USAID BFS) has collaborated with leaders and practitioners across the development landscape to share knowledge, good practices and lessons learned...
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