Tools to anticipate and prepare for market shocks, health crises, political instability and weather extremes gives vulnerable people ways to manage risks and rebound more quickly.
Resilience
Nov 16, 2018
The country of Burkina Faso, “Land of Upright People,” is situated in Africa’s Sahel region and prone to shocks, such as droughts. But a new USAID Development Credit Authority (DCA) partner is quickly lending to smallholder farmers and women's groups to tackle these challenges.
Nov 14, 2018
Throughout the world, the agricultural sector plays a vital role in sustaining local, regional and global economies as well as livelihoods. It is estimated that there are some 570 million smallholder farmers who depend on their land as their main source of income and food. Today, societies rely on...
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 08, 2018
Recently, even with greater efforts, the international development community has failed to reduce world hunger. In fact, global hunger has increased, and the number of undernourished people reached 821 million in 2017, due in part to the conflicts and violence in several areas of the world...
Nov 07, 2018
From 2004 to 2014, with the support of the U.S. Government’s Feed the Future initiative, USAID funded key components of the creation and support of water users associations (WUAs) in southern Tajikistan, as well as the training of members. Following the draw down in these investments, USAID...
How can vulnerable households sustain an escape from poverty, weathering the ongoing and multiple shocks and stresses that they will face over their lifetimes? Poor and near-poor households and communities live in increasingly complex risk environments and are subject to a range of shocks and...
Nov 06, 2018
ABOUT R&R Working with the Renovation & Rehabilitation Collective Action Network of the Sustainable Coffee Challenge (SCC), USAID funded the development of an in-depth guidebook for supply chain actors, donors and NGOs interested in helping farmers renovate their aging and diseased coffee...
Nov 06, 2018
Technological innovation can be harnessed to build the resilience of farmers and fishers in Uganda so they can adapt to climate change. Mobile phone use is exploding in Uganda and across Sub-Saharan Africa and is a rich source for the region’s socio-economic development.
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...
Nov 01, 2018
Applying the fundamentals of postharvest handling knowledge will benefit Tanzanian farmers and their businesses, improve public health and contribute toward local food security.
Recommended Resources
Resilience at USAID 2016 Progress Report
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