New Initiatives Increase Access to Data to Promote Food Security
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
Investments in Improved Cowpea Varieties Pay Off in Senegal
Coffee and Bananas Get a Boost from Biotechnology in Uganda
New Potato Seeds Yield Better Harvests in Mozambique
Reclaiming Refuse to Help Generate Reliable Power
Solar Drying Technology Provides Solution to Food Waste
Mobile Kitchens Bring Improved Nutrition to Isolated Communities in Cambodia
Maximizing Efforts through Private Sector Partnerships
USAID Administrator Launches New University Partnerships to End Global Hunger and Poverty
Video of the Week: Partnering to Feed the Future in Ethiopia
Feed the Future Innovation Labs
Caught on Camera: Feed the Future in Action
