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Effective agricultural extension and advisory services are widely recognized as essential for any program to transform agricultural systems and address global social and economic development objectives. The idea of extension as solely the purview of government extension agencies is history. Both...
African Youth the Heart of Realizing CAADP Goals With great energy, entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm, African youth are the heart of realizing the Africa’s ambitious food security goals of the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). As outlined in the 2014 CAADP Malabo...
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...
Jun 14, 2019
If you are a food security development professional, we hope that you are visiting Agrilinks regularly for blog posts, events, and resources that inform your work. But did you know that you can post too? We especially encourage Feed the Future implementing partners to showcase your key resources...
Each year, billions of dollars are invested in agricultural systems with the aim of reducing poverty, raising productivity, and closing yield gaps. Our ability to improve these systems, however, is limited by our ability to assess the effectiveness of the policies or programs put into place to...
The USAID Sustainable WASH Systems Learning Partnership ( SWS ) is holding a webinar on March 28 to discuss efforts to improve sanitation infrastructure and service delivery in the rapidly growing town of Debre Birhan in Ethiopia. SWS is working with local actors in Debre Birhan to strengthen the...
“Water for a Hungry World: Innovation in Water and Food Security” The Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska (DWFI) will host the 2019 Water for Food Global Conference, April 29-30, at Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. Please join us as we...
While the global advancement of women over the last few years cannot go unnoticed, much work remains to reach gender equality. Innovative approaches are needed to ensure that women – from entrepreneurs to informal workers to C-suite executives – are empowered to actively engage in their economies...
Food is the most fundamental need of human society. Unfortunately, over 800 million people around the world go to sleep hungry every day. Human civilization, with all of its science, technology, and knowledge, has not yet been able to conquer hunger and provide this basic right to all of humanity...
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...