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Today, Norway and the United States, through the Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that the United Kingdom and Republic of Korea will join them as partners in a multi-donor fund, the Financing Agricultural Small-and-Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa (FASA) Fund. These new donor financial commitments add to the $70…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, we mark World Food Day, celebrated each year to promote worldwide awareness and action to ensure investments in food security make a lasting impact. Despite progress, more than 820 million people in the world today are hungry, many as a…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Yesterday, President Trump signed into law the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act, sponsored by Senators Isakson and Casey, and Representatives Smith and McCollum, with the strong support of Senators Corker and Menendez and Representatives Royce and Engel. This reauthorization is a…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the extension of a research partnership with Texas A&M University to identify solutions and opportunities to increase the adoption of farmer-led irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa. The $12.5 million extension from USAID…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the extension of a research partnership with the University of Illinois. USAID has awarded $6 million to the University of Illinois to extend the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Soybean…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced the expansion of research partnerships with U.S. universities to develop and deploy solutions to address global agricultural challenges and help end hunger. USAID awarded $15 million to Mississippi…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security and the Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future Beth Dunford will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 6-7. Dunford will join David Beasley,…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the extension of two research partnerships with Kansas State University that are helping to combat global hunger. USAID has awarded $14 million to Kansas State University to extend the Feed the…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov In a keynote address at the annual World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced a call to action to combat the Fall Armyworm, a devastating crop pest that threatens to…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Yesterday, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced the selection of 12 target countries for the next phase in America's global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger,…
Under U.S. leadership of the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative in 2012, Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security Jonathan Shrier will welcome global food security representatives to Washington February 2-3 to advance mutual accountability and coordination of efforts in fulfilling our leaders’ food security commitments.
Since women have a prominent role in agriculture and face persistent economic vulnerabilities, reducing gender inequalities and empowering women in agriculture is critical to reducing poverty and hunger among the poorer and more economically vulnerable populations.
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