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Growing youth populations need opportunities for education, jobs and income. Strategies that empower and prepare youth lay the foundation for economic growth and poverty reduction.

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A panel on a stage during the opening session of the workshop.

Agricultural Mechanization in Bangladesh — The Future

The Bangladesh Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia Mechanization and Extension Activity held a workshop for agricultural mechanization value chain actors in Dhaka on March 21-22, 2022.
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Nur-A-Mahajabin Khan

May 26, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
Mr. Chesko Mdeka, contractor for smallholder farmers, proud owner in front of his tractor.

Digitally Enabled Farm Mechanization Aligns Incentives to Revolutionize Smallholder Livelihoods

Mechanization improves productivity, removes drudgery, reduces postharvest losses and attracts youth. AGRA shares lessons learned on making mechanized solutions available to smallholder farmers.

Hedwig Siewertsen

May 18, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Resilience Youth
Person sorting grain.

Increasing Market Opportunity for Sorghum and Pearl Millet in West Africa

It’s important to me that our research actually has an impact in Africa. I’ve never viewed research as stopping at one place in development; I’ve looked at it more as...
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Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab (SMIL)

May 06, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth
Hakim Karim, Soybean Innovation Lab (SIL) manufacturing trainer, building threshers in Zambia

Building Industrial Economies in Africa through Mechanization of Agriculture

In Kumasi, Ghana, a small group of young entrepreneurs are making agricultural mechanization available to farmers while also building the Ghanian industrial base and creating jobs.

Kerry Clark

May 06, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Youth
Researchers in a boat. Front row from left to right is Phannara and Phun, and in the back row from left to right is Champapao, Chakriya Chum and Sreyden, visiting fishermen along the Sre Ambel River to collect fish for nutrition analysis.

Building Capacity: Graduate Student in Cambodia Working on the First Nutritional Database for Fish

One Innovation Lab for Fish project is helping develop a nutritional database for fish, which will provide the knowledge to help fill in gaps and limitations in fishery communities.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

May 04, 2022
Climate and Natural Resources Gender Resilience Youth
Children in Lebanon attend a summer catch up program after school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Reduction of Child Stunting over the Next Two Decades

The COVID-19 pandemic will increase the number of children experiencing stunting by 1.6 million globally.

Agrilinks Team

May 03, 2022
COVID-19 Youth
Group of fish farmers holding certificates.

Aquaculture Training Teaches Bangladesh Farmers Business Practices to Be More Profitable

A day-long training workshop for fish farmers on scientific and farm business management practices in Bangladesh provides the knowledge needed to diversify farming operations to earn more income.
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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish

May 02, 2022
Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Resilience Youth
A group of women seed ball sowing.

Seed Ball Technology Improves Sahelian Pearl Millet and Sorghum Farming

Proven technique provides new opportunities to women and smallholder farmers.
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Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab (SMIL)

Apr 27, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Youth
Mary Joel standing in front of a barn with cows.

Mary Joel: A Female Farmer’s Story of Resilience

By building the capacity of female farmers through cooperatives, Nuru strengthens food systems and supports resilience at the household level while elevating the role of women.

Ian Schwenke

Apr 06, 2022
Agricultural Productivity Education and Extension Food Safety Markets and Trade Gender Nutrition Resilience Youth
Agriculture and Machine Learning

Knowledge for Development: A Machine Learning Approach

Recent advances in machine learning enable the aggregation of findings from research documents, project evaluations and other sources, unlocking insights into what works in international development.
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Lindsey Moore

Mar 29, 2022
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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From Citizen Security to Food Security: A cross-sector discussion of violence in Central America

Jun 20, 2016 online
The high prevalence of violence in Central America is a major human and institutional development challenge that the Feed the Future project, Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE), has...
Youth Education and Extension Gender Policy and Governance Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Gender 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
Children in Cambodia ready to plant
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Ask Ag About... The Interactions Between Climate Change and Nutrition

Nov 19, 2015 online
How can cooperation between climate and nutrition communities mitigate the impacts of climate change on nutrition, as well as the impacts of dietary choices on climate change? Join this month’s...
Climate and Natural Resources Nutrition Agricultural Productivity Climate and Natural Resources Education and Extension Markets and Trade Gender Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth
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The Next Generation of Civil Society Engagement: Boldly Going Where No NGO Has Gone Before

Oct 28, 2015 online
For USAID and other international development donors and practitioners, the "why" of forging strong collaborations with civil society is clear: Partnerships with civil society organizations provide critical input on project...
Nutrition Policy and Governance Markets and Trade Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Nutrition Policy and Governance Resilience Youth Opportunities
#AskAg: Youth in Agriculture
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#AskAg: Youth in Agriculture

Nov 13, 2014 online
If you were mistakenly directed to this page from an Agrilinks email and would like to view the event page for the January 21 #AskAg Twitter Chat, "Digging into Soils,"...
Youth Agricultural Productivity
#AskAg | Photo Credit: ONE DROP Foundation
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Youth Employment in Agriculture

Jun 11, 2013 online
Join us on June 11 for an #AskAg Twitter Chat on Youth Employment in Agriculture, co-hosted by USAID, Making Cents International, IFPRI and Winrock International.Youth make up about one fifth...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Markets and Trade
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#AskAg Twitter Chat: Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women

Mar 08, 2013 St. Paul , United States
Join us on International Women’s Day, March 8, to discuss "Gender in Agriculture — Not Only About Women." We’ll have a panel of expert tweeters to discuss gender integration for...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Gender
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Empowering Marginalized Youth Through Training in Agriculture and Literacy: Lessons from the USAID/Nepal Education for Income Generation Program

Dec 01, 2010 The QED Group LLC 1250 Eye St. NW 11th Floor Washington, District of Columbia, 20005, United States
USAID/Nepal’s Education for Income Generation (EIG) Program integrated approach combines market driven high value agricultural training with an applied literacy course for marginalized youth. The literacy course covers health, nutrition...
Youth Agricultural Productivity Gender Nutrition

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Feed the Future Project Design Guide for Youth-Inclusive Agriculture and Food Systems: Volume I - Project Design
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