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Policy and Governance
FAO’s 2019 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report highlights that global food insecurity and malnutrition, including obesity, persist and remain stubbornly high with approximately 820 million people continuing to suffer from hunger and nearly 2 billion people experiencing...
Jul 16, 2019
In this post, learn how different types of standards and regulations work in practice and the complementary roles they each play in mitigating food safety threats.
Jul 12, 2019
Ethiopian farmers have a name for Parthenium hysterophorus : “Faramsissa,” meaning, “sign your land away.” The name is fitting – Parthenium wipes out biodiversity, reduces crop yields, causes human health issues, and taints milk when consumed by livestock.
Jul 12, 2019
Market opportunities attract agricultural investors, and industry support initiatives incentivize them to navigate through inevitable difficulties, but ultimately, a strong enabling environment is what sustains and expands private investment.
Jul 11, 2019
Bolstering intra-African agriculture trade is an opportunity to both spur economic growth as well as to increase access to safe, nutritious foods across borders. In this piece, learn how programming can create an enabling environment that supports these goals.
More than 600,000 Rohingya people fled violence in Myanmar in 2017 and crossed into southeastern Bangladesh, joining 200,000 to 400,000 other forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals. This seminar will include analysis of incomes, employment, food security, and nutrition based on a household survey...
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Jul 03, 2019
In this new five-part series, the USAID/Rwanda PSDAG project shares thinking and lessons learned on a range of topics.
Jul 02, 2019
Do you have experience implementing agricultural, livelihood s , or WASH projects in preparedness, emergency and/or recovery? If so, USAID/FFP-funded technical assistance and learning awards SCALE and PRO-WASH would like to hear from you! Take 20 minutes and add your voice! Click the SURVEY LINK to...
Join IDEAL for our first stakeholder listening session focused on the Food for Peace DFSA final evaluations! Are we getting as much out of the evaluations as we should? How can we leverage the tremendous wealth of data and evidence generated by final evaluation exercises for better programming...
Jul 02, 2019
IDEAL is pleased to announce the release of the first RFA through its Small Grants Program! With generous support from USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, we are inviting emergency and development organizations to apply for Micro Grant awards up to $50,000 . In this first round of Micro Grants, we...
Jul 16, 2019
In this post, learn how different types of standards and regulations work in practice and the complementary roles they each play in mitigating food safety threats.
Jul 12, 2019
Ethiopian farmers have a name for Parthenium hysterophorus : “Faramsissa,” meaning, “sign your land away.” The name is fitting – Parthenium wipes out biodiversity, reduces crop yields, causes human health issues, and taints milk when consumed by livestock.
Jul 12, 2019
Market opportunities attract agricultural investors, and industry support initiatives incentivize them to navigate through inevitable difficulties, but ultimately, a strong enabling environment is what sustains and expands private investment.
Jul 11, 2019
Bolstering intra-African agriculture trade is an opportunity to both spur economic growth as well as to increase access to safe, nutritious foods across borders. In this piece, learn how programming can create an enabling environment that supports these goals.
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Jul 03, 2019
In this new five-part series, the USAID/Rwanda PSDAG project shares thinking and lessons learned on a range of topics.
Jul 02, 2019
Do you have experience implementing agricultural, livelihood s , or WASH projects in preparedness, emergency and/or recovery? If so, USAID/FFP-funded technical assistance and learning awards SCALE and PRO-WASH would like to hear from you! Take 20 minutes and add your voice! Click the SURVEY LINK to...
Jul 02, 2019
IDEAL is pleased to announce the release of the first RFA through its Small Grants Program! With generous support from USAID’s Office of Food for Peace, we are inviting emergency and development organizations to apply for Micro Grant awards up to $50,000 . In this first round of Micro Grants, we...
Jul 02, 2019
This post was originally published on the CCAFS blog . New project aims to ensure that key actors in the livestock sector increase climate change adaptation and mitigation in farming practices, sector strategies and investment projects. In Sub-Saharan Africa, livestock is crucial for the...
Jun 25, 2019
Through engaging datasets on agricultural water use and institutional governance performance at the national level, the Water Governance Scorecard looks at water from the agriculture sector and investment side with implications for larger resilience discussions.
Jun 25, 2019
Viewing water within the domain of agriculture, the Water Governance Scorecard engages publicly available datasets on Feed the Future focus countries’ water use and water system governance practices as they relate to agricultural production and investment.
Jun 19, 2019
By unpacking political barriers and identifying opportunities to align key decision makers’ incentives in the political system, thinking and working politically through applied political economy analysis can enable market systems to become competitive, inclusive, and resilient.
Jun 13, 2019
Smallholder farmers are the heart of Africa’s agricultural transformation in Africa. In fact, according to FAO, “80% of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is managed by smallholders (working on up to 10 hectares)”. With agriculture’s central role in our society, Africa has the ability to...
Jun 10, 2019
Policy makers are frustrated. On the one hand they lack the resources and local capacity to implement existing national agricultural strategies; on the other, they are overwhelmed by multiple paradigms and constantly-shifting approaches, and catching up seems impossible.
Jun 03, 2019
The Legume Systems Innovation Lab is seeking concept notes to support Area of Inquiry 3: Analysis of sociocultural and/or economic motivators or barriers to legume utilization at various stages and scales within production and market systems. The deadline for the submission of concept notes is July...
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May 16, 2019
In over sixty years of armed conflict in Colombia, more than 220,000 have died and millions have been displaced, creating poverty and hardship that could last for generations. New research is seeking insights on promoting mobility and resilience even in these extreme environments.
May 16, 2019
In Swahili, the word “Daima” means “last forever.” That is why Nasujuu Lufle Gambare (Rose), Marian Galgithele and Ntubulwa Lekapina chose the name “Daima” for their butchery business in Loglogo in remote northern Kenya. Their dream was to start something that would last forever. They never...
May 08, 2019
What happens to gender issues in agriculture and climate change adaptation when they are mainstreamed and domesticated in different governance levels?
May 03, 2019
Since July 2016, the University of California, Santa Barbara’s Climate Hazards Center (CHC) has worked with the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) through support from the SERVIR-Applied Sciences Team (AST) program to empower technical professionals...
Apr 19, 2019
Climate change requires that we breed crops and livestock better suited to new conditions. Think about the last food you ate. Maybe it was a meal or maybe you’re snacking on something right now. Have you ever considered the amount of effort that has gone into plant and animal breeding to produce...
Mar 28, 2019
Policy Systems Reinforcing Elements When USAID thinks about policy on the national level, it is looking at the whole landscape that moves the policy agenda forward, including the specific area being considered and integrating the stakeholders and diverse actors necessary to move the policy agenda...
Measuring and reporting on progress in food security policy has been a challenge for Missions and for FTFMS, but BFS (MEL and Policy Divisions) has developed some practical solutions. At this webinar, we will be discussing the importance of policy in contributing to agriculture and food security...
We know that agriculture and food policy is critical in driving agricultural transformation. But what can we do in countries often deemed "fragile" facing complex emergency conditions where institutions are often altogether missing? On June 28, Agrilinks will host a special 30-minute "Ask the...
Agrilinks will host a special 30-minute Q&A with food security policy researchers Suresh Chandra Babu and Duncan Boughton on what recent policy research shows us on the way forward in strengthening the national policy systems. In most developing countries, there is a disconnect between the...
Agriculture and food policy is a critical development tool that can help direct agricultural transformation to best suit country needs and goals. On June 7, Agrilinks will host a special 30-minute Ask the Expert Chat for an online discussion and live audio Q&A on using policy to facilitate or...
Impact evaluations help attribute outcomes to a development intervention, which can be an elusive connection. Feed the Future is excited to showcase findings from its recently completed impact evaluation that assessed the impact of Water Users Associations (WUAs) on water and land productivity,...
This webinar will highlight the tools, approaches, and processes used to engage local partners and promote effective civil society and local engagement for sustainable outcomes. Strengthening Civil Society's Role in Development: A Handbook for Engagement outlines four engagement practices to...
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...
