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Policy and Governance
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2019 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture . This interdisciplinary program provides an overview of pressing issues related to agricultural investments, as well...
Nov 14, 2018
On November 9, USAID Administrator Mark Green and the soon-to-be President of Corteva Agriscience , Jim Collins, signed a partnership to further Corteva's and USAID’s shared goal of reducing global hunger. Calling Corteva one of the most innovative agribusinesses of its kind, Administrator Green...
Nov 14, 2018
Do you have great photos depicting global agriculture and food security that you want to share with the development community? We want to hear from you! The Agrilinks 2018 Photo Challenge, open to all, is a great opportunity to share your work or that of your organization with our community of 15,...
Nov 07, 2018
Between March and July of 2018, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service's (FAS) Food Safety Network (FSN) program undertook a scoping to assess the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) capacity building needs of select Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) focus countries...
Nov 05, 2018
Civil Society Organization (CSOs) are in a unique position to foster collaboration among stakeholders, influence agenda-setting and hold local governments accountable. CSOs must therefore have tools and skills that are appropriate for influencing government policies and budgets.
Nov 02, 2018
Despite the high population of cattle in Nepal, cow's milk production is small. Many of the cows have passed their peak productive period, but laws in Nepal prohibit these cows from being culled due to religious reasons.
Nov 01, 2018
Cyclical droughts in Kenya threaten lives and livelihoods, not to mention costing the Kenyan economy billions of dollars in losses to the livestock sector alone. Following the historic drought in 2011, the Government of Kenya, USAID, and other donors committed to making long-term investments to...
Oct 31, 2018
This post explores how building the right regulatory environment is key to lowering risk and uncertainty around product development, facilitating the introduction of new technologies into the market, and supporting the growth of new industries.
Oct 29, 2018
This post was written by Lydia Mbevi, a gender & social inclusion expert at ACDI/VOCA. Based in Northern Kenya’s Isiolo township, the Tawakal Women’s Group is a vibrant social and economic network for women doing business in a marginalized region. The regular meetings the women hold are not...
Oct 26, 2018
The first post , second post , third post , fourth post , and fifth post in this series are an attempt to convey how Nuru’s approach to rural livelihood development reaches farmers with knowledge, technology and opportunities that they demand and need. It requires intentional co-creation processes...