Parasitic Wasp Horde to be Deployed as Biological Weapon to Protect Cassava
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
Beating Vitamin A Deficiency One Sweet Potato at a Time
Mobile Phones Give Agro-Dealers a Boost in Rwanda
Mobile App Modernizes Agricultural Trade in Guatemala
Farmers in Tanzania Develop Technologies to Reduce Labor and Increase Productivity
Screened Beans: Researchers Conduct Largest Ever Analysis of Disease Resistance in Bean Plants
Locally Produced Custom Fertilizers Will Help Farmers Double Yields in Ethiopia
Feed the Future Recipe Contest: Sweet Potatoes
Livestock Production: Empowering Women in Ethiopia
On World Food Day, a Story of Restoring Potato Crops to Tanzania
Secretary’s Column: Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
Secretary Kerry's Statement on World Food Day 2014
