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Food safety is not only a public health issue; it is also a market development and trade issue for developed and developing countries alike.

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Jordi Vaque/FAO  Bakers in Egypt making Baladi, the whole wheat flatbread. With its high wheat consumption and Baladi subsidy program for the poor, Egypt faces growing problems from war-related supply disruptions and spiking prices.

The Russia-Ukraine Crisis Poses a Serious Food Security Threat for Egypt

Considering the impacts of the war on the wheat market in Egypt where imports usually account for about 62% of total wheat use.

Agrilinks Team

Jul 20, 2022
Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance
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Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing Kicks off the Annual Series of Food Safety Trainings

The Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP) kicked off the 2022 series of sector-wide trainings with a focus on food safety for food processors.
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Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing

Jul 19, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
 Farmers laying out harvested rice

How the War in Ukraine Threatens Bangladesh’s Food Security

Discussing Bangladesh’s trade exposure to several commodities facing export restrictions, the fiscal impact of rising imports, and potential measures for easing pressures.

Agrilinks Team

Jul 18, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
Representatives from two organizations (Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)) sign a memorandum of understanding.

Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the Production of Food Crop Seeds

PHC and IITA signed a memorandum of understanding on June 28th in Kinshasa to launch a partnership for the intensive production of rice, maize, soybean and cassava seeds.

Plantations et Huileries du Congo (PHC)

Jul 18, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety
Gourméa Production Team using a vacuum packaging machine.

Business Drivers for Food Safety and Businesses Form Winning Partnerships to Build a Food Safety-Compliant Chain

Business Drivers for Food Safety held Pre-Requisite Program trainings for Gourméa employees, in French and local languages, that helped them adopt food safety practices that meet global standards.

Food Enterprise Solutions (FES)

Jul 14, 2022
Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender
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Food Loss and Waste Research Community of Practice Podcast Episode 1 with Liz Goodwin

Debuting a new podcast from USAID!

Nika Larian

Jul 13, 2022
Education and Extension Food Safety
Veterinary and other officials collected a blood sample from a cow in Uganda.

Pandemic Prevention Hinges on Linking Animal and Human Health: A Look at Uganda

A USAID project is working to prevent infectious disease outbreaks in Uganda by improving the ability to detect and respond to zoonotic diseases in the animal health sector.
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William Corley

Jul 13, 2022
Food Safety Markets and Trade
Farm workers in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya, use a tractor-powered shelling machine to process dry maize husks into cobs and kernels. The country's production of maize and other staples could be slowed by high fertilizer prices, modeling shows.

Rising Commodities Prices Driven by the Russia-Ukraine Crisis Threaten to Undermine Kenya’s Economy, Increase Poverty

Our recent modeling study focusing on Kenya suggests higher prices, particularly for fertilizer, will reduce GDP growth and increase the poverty rate.

Agrilinks Team

Jul 06, 2022
Food Safety Markets and Trade
Tomato sellers

Food Safety Month Wrap-Up

Wrapping up a series of posts that emphasized the critical role food safety plays in achieving food security.
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Nika Larian

Kelley Cormier

Jul 05, 2022
Food Safety
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July Is Impacts of High Food, Fuel and Fertilizer Cost Month on Agrilinks

This month on Agrilinks, we will take stock of what we are doing — and can do — to lessen the impact of high prices on poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

Agrilinks Team

Jul 01, 2022
Food Safety Markets and Trade Policy and Governance

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Market Systems Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (GLEE) - Dakar, Senegal

Jun 05, 2017 to Jun 10, 2017 Hotel 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...
Markets and Trade Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Nutrition
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Market Systems Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (GLEE) - Bangkok, Thailand

Mar 21, 2017 to Mar 24, 2017 Conrad Bangkok Hotel 87 Witthayu Rd, Khwaeng Lumphini, Khet Pathum Wan, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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...
Markets and Trade Agricultural Productivity Resilience Nutrition Policy and Governance Education and Extension Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience
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Women Without Borders: Gender and Informal Cross-Border Trade

Mar 08, 2017 online
March 8, 2017 Around 70 to 80 percent of informal cross-border traders (ICBT) in the southern Africa region are women. Although cross-border trade helps many women become economically empowered, it...
Markets and Trade Gender Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety
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Webinar: Addressing Food Safety in Animal Source Foods for Improved Nutrition

Jan 25, 2017 online
January 25, 2017 This is the third event in the Livestock & Household Nutrition Learning Series, convened by Land O’Lakes International Development and the International Livestock Research Institute and funded...
Agricultural Productivity Food Safety Nutrition Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience
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Strengthening Early Generation Seed Systems in Africa and Beyond

Dec 14, 2016 Ronald Reagan Building - Oceanic Room 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C., 20004, United States
Feed the Future has, along with partners, recently unearthed some powerful findings on how to make systems for producing and delivering breeder and foundation seed (aka early generation seed) work...
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Photo: Srinivasulu Rajendran, AVRDC. Market in Tanzania selling tomatoes.
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Ask Ag About... Access to Finance for Small and Growing Businesses

Oct 27, 2016 online
Having access to finance is crucial for facilitating expansion and scale of small and growing businesses (SGBs). SGBs are commercially viable businesses with significant potential for growth that seek growth...
Markets and Trade Resilience Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Youth
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Risky Business: Food Safety Concerns in Agricultural Development

Jul 13, 2016 online
Meeting food safety standards is an increasing constraint to market access for farmers in developing countries. Recent studies show that the global health burden of foodborne disease (FBD) is equivalent...
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Policy and Governance
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Interactive Voice Response: Its Growing Role in Agricultural Extension Services

Apr 14, 2016 online
From India and Ethiopia to Malawi and Madagascar, interactive voice response (IVR) is increasingly being used by agricultural extension services. Often detested by Americans because of overuse in customer service...
Agricultural Productivity Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Education and Extension Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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Resources from the Climate-Smart Agriculture GLEE, Zambia

Mar 13, 2016 to Mar 16, 2016 Lusaka, Zambia
March's Climate-Smart Agriculture Global Learning and Evidence Exchange (GLEE) took place in Lusaka, Zambia. The USAID Bureau for Food Security, in collaboration with the USAID/Zambia Mission and others, planned this...
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Policy and Governance Resilience Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Nutrition Policy and Governance
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e-Verification of Agricultural Inputs: Progress in Uganda

Nov 17, 2015 online
Correctly applied pesticides and fertilizers can significantly increase yields. But many smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are reluctant to invest in these inputs out of concern that they' will receive...
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