USAID and Irish Aid Collaborate to Award Ethiopian Dairy Innovation Fund Recipients
Gender Equity, Equality and Women’s Empowerment
Empowering women and girls is critical to achieving secure, sustainable and equitable global food systems. Feed the Future promotes evidence-based and data-driven approaches to advancing gender equity, equality and women’s empowerment. We challenge discriminatory gender norms, policies and practices. We intentionally engage with men and boys as partners to empower women and girls in their different roles on and off the farm.
Q&A with Ann Vaughan, USAID Senior Advisor for Climate Change: Tackling Gender Inequality Lessens Hunger
While climate change affects everyone, its effects are not felt equally. Farmers worldwide face threats to their livelihoods from devastating seasonal changes and extreme weather. Read more
Dual-Purpose Seeds in Senegal Make Life Easier and More Profitable for Farmers
Innovative, specially-bred dual-purpose millet and cowpea seed varieties can be grown on the same plot of land at the same time and grow bigger plants… Read more
Senegal
Building a Better Peanut: Ugandan Scientist’s Studies Help Bring Farmers a More Resilient Crop
A disease that ravages peanut crops in the country can contribute to food insecurity, but researchers like Esther Achola are fighting back with innovative new… Read more
Uganda
Food Security in Lebanon Starts With Seeds, Seedlings and Compost for Smallholder Farmers
As the global food security crisis creates challenges for farmers, an agricultural program in Lebanon is distributing critical resources to help thousands. Lebanon… Read more
Stories
New Fortified Wheat Flour Launched by ASTCO Food Complex
Feed the Future Helps Address Water Insecurity in Nepal
Sustainable Composting Provides Valuable Soil Improvements and Household Income for Women Farmers in Tajikistan
Feed the Future Helps Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania Access Water
Managing River Water Resources in Moldova
Better Irrigation Systems Strengthen Agricultural Production and Resilience in Haiti
How One Small Business Helped Make the Rainforest “Too Valuable to Cut Down”
Natural Resource Management Helps Honduran Farmers Combat Coffee Rust
Pastoral Communities Adapt Sustainable Land Management Practices to Improve Livelihoods
Conservation Agriculture Reduces Time and Labor for Women in Cambodia
Here’s What Happens When Global Hunger Meets American Ingenuity
