Policies and practices that support inclusive market systems, agricultural production, services and trade are fundamental to economic development and poverty reduction.
Markets and Trade
What are the critical factors enabling profitable soy dairy local enterprises? Why are some soy dairy enterprises more successful than others? How do benchmarking and performance evaluations build sustainable and profitable systems? Hundreds of soy dairy enterprises have been launched by NGOs...
Join a diverse group of market systems development professionals in Cape Town, South Africa for the third annual Market Systems Symposium! Register Today! Recognized as a flagship industry event, the Market Systems Symposium offers an unparalleled space for inclusive dialogue and learning on a wide...
Dec 04, 2019
The entrepreneurial spirit in Africa’s emerging digital agriculture ecosystem is cause for excitement and optimism. But when asked what governments can do to accelerate digital agriculture, our initial excitement often wanes.
Dec 04, 2019
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production. Here are 5 one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for the prevention and control of livestock diseases.
Dec 03, 2019
Are you looking for research evidence on international development? You’re in luck. USAID's online repository, the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC), a free, publicly available, and searchable database, recently added a list of more than 15,700 USAID-funded and USAID-affiliated peer-...
Dec 03, 2019
A thriving livestock sector is a vital part of Nepal’s efforts to combat food insecurity, improve nutrition, and increase profitability for farmers. To meet these goals, progressive livestock producers are embracing digital tools and approaches.
Dec 03, 2019
The Hilsa Fishery Management Plan of Bangladesh could be a good lesson in well-planned fisheries management for recovery of an economically important fish species.
Nov 29, 2019
This post is written by Sara Hendery, Communications Coordinator for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management From afar, an expansive field of Parthenium hysterophorus appears as a lush and billowy sea of white and green. Up close, however, the noxious weed reduces crop...
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Nov 27, 2019
Looking back on our gender theme month of 2019.
Nov 26, 2019
In early September, the Fish Innovation Lab participated in a multi-stakeholder workshop to develop a plan to strengthen capacity for innovation in the aquaculture sector of southwestern Nigeria. Approximately 30 representatives of public and private sectors, research institutions, and civil society gathered in the WorldFish offices for two intensive days of hands-on, interactive activities.
Dec 04, 2019
The entrepreneurial spirit in Africa’s emerging digital agriculture ecosystem is cause for excitement and optimism. But when asked what governments can do to accelerate digital agriculture, our initial excitement often wanes.
Dec 04, 2019
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock systems develops innovative solutions to problems with livestock production. Here are 5 one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for the prevention and control of livestock diseases.
Dec 03, 2019
Are you looking for research evidence on international development? You’re in luck. USAID's online repository, the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC), a free, publicly available, and searchable database, recently added a list of more than 15,700 USAID-funded and USAID-affiliated peer-...
Dec 03, 2019
A thriving livestock sector is a vital part of Nepal’s efforts to combat food insecurity, improve nutrition, and increase profitability for farmers. To meet these goals, progressive livestock producers are embracing digital tools and approaches.
Dec 03, 2019
The Hilsa Fishery Management Plan of Bangladesh could be a good lesson in well-planned fisheries management for recovery of an economically important fish species.
Nov 29, 2019
This post is written by Sara Hendery, Communications Coordinator for the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest Management From afar, an expansive field of Parthenium hysterophorus appears as a lush and billowy sea of white and green. Up close, however, the noxious weed reduces crop...
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Nov 27, 2019
Looking back on our gender theme month of 2019.
Nov 26, 2019
In early September, the Fish Innovation Lab participated in a multi-stakeholder workshop to develop a plan to strengthen capacity for innovation in the aquaculture sector of southwestern Nigeria. Approximately 30 representatives of public and private sectors, research institutions, and civil society gathered in the WorldFish offices for two intensive days of hands-on, interactive activities.
Nov 22, 2019
As a resilience capacity, camel leasing has the potential to truly impact the lives of everyday Somalis.
Nov 21, 2019
Pathways to Prosperity identifies agenda-defining priorities that the sector must address to bridge the persistent finance gap for smallholder households and agricultural SMEs.
Nov 20, 2019
Land O'Lakes Venture37 recently started the Food for Progress Safety and Quality Investment in Livestock (SQIL) project to improve food safety and quality along Georgia’s dairy and beef value chains.
Nov 19, 2019
On October 28 and 29, 2019, the Rutgers University Policy Research Consortium held a listening event at the National Press Club.
Nov 19, 2019
GBADs will create information on the economic burden of livestock diseases to support animal health decision-making focused on the Sustainable Development Goals.
Nov 18, 2019
Three one-page fact sheets about innovations that were developed for enhancing the marketing and safety of animal-source foods.
Nov 18, 2019
Although the demand for fresh milk in Tanzania is growing, the local dairy value chain isn’t keeping up. The upcoming AgResults Tanzania Dairy Productivity Challenge Project could be the key to solving this problem.
Nov 13, 2019
This Seed Commercial, Legal, and Institutional Reform study examines the enabling environment for seed across six provinces in eastern DRC. In assessing an informal seed sector in a fragile country context, the study holds key lessons for USAID resilience discussions.
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Nov 13, 2019
With so much of the food produced being lost to spoilage or damage before it gets to consumers in developing economies, we need a new definition of productivity. We must focus on the whole system that moves food from the farm to the consumer.
Nov 04, 2019
Did you know that gender norms influence livestock systems, from production to consumption?
Nov 01, 2019
Over the course of November, we will highlight some of the roles the livestock sector plays in transforming livelihoods.
Oct 29, 2019
Cash crops such as coffee and cocoa – are often high-risk, high-return crops which can provide great incomes for smallholders when prices are high, but can leave them unable to earn a living when prices are low.
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 the private sector and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers, it is...
How can we understand the AgResults prize competition model as a driver for private sector-led inclusive market systems development? This webinar will look at how the model can strengthen market systems to sustainably improve the lives of smallholder farmers. It will reflect on AgResults’ efforts...
The USAID Bureau for Food Security's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Division invites you to the fourth installment in our Feed the Future MEL Webinar Series . New Indicators: Sales, finance, and investment indicators In October 2017, a revised set of Feed the Future indicators was...
Agriculture is an inherently risky activity. This risk exposure can make and keep farmers poor. Agricultural index insurance can help farmers avoid costly coping mechanisms and unlock opportunities for increased investment and greater resilience, but such positive development impacts largely depend...
Improving staple crop production is widely viewed as crucial for increasing food security and reducing poverty in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). However, smallholder households in SSA who cultivate maize and other grains face two major post‐harvest challenges. First, pests cause post‐harvest loss of up...
Despite the potential for intra-regional trade of grains to improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa, in practice, these commercial transactions have been fraught with logistics challenges and non-tariff barriers. USAID's Trade and Investment Hubs are working to overcome these issues in...
Investing in resilience and a more proactive response to avert humanitarian crises in the Horn of Africa could reduce the cost to international donors by 30 percent, while also protecting billions of dollars of income and assets for households and communities impacted by droughts.
Join us in person, or online, for this event to learn more about the keys to commercializing agricultural research.
USAID LandLinks is working to support private sector partners to de-risk investments and secure legitimate land rights in order to improve livelihoods and other outcomes for communities affected by investments. Join us, along with Agrilinks, Microlinks , and a panel of experts, for an interactive...
As smallholder-based agricultural systems struggle to adapt to rapid changes in weather and other factors, this discussion will present lessons and approaches on aligning private sector investment with the research and donor community.
