On World Food Day, U.N. Highlights “The World’s Greatest Solvable Problem”
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
Meet the Experts: New Fellow Helps Feedthe Future Apply Lessons Learned in Scaling Health Care Innovations to Agriculture
Meeting the President: How the United States is Helping Women Farmers in Senegal
Back to School for Scholars of the Borlaug Higher Education Agricultural Research and Development Program
Feed the Future Invests in Tanzanian Students to Transform Agriculture Sector
With Support from University Partners, Technology Unlocks Commercial Potential of Agriculture in Senegal
Feed the Future Invests in Next Generation of African Nutrition Researchers
UC Davis Provides Innovative Model for Students in International Agricultural Research
Virginia Tech Teams Up with U.S. Government and International Researchers to Fight Global Crop Pest
University of Georgia Researchers Bring Cutting-Edge Peanut Processing Technology to Africa
Celebrating Thirty Years of Collaborative Research on Grains
Feed the Future Works from the Ground Up to Build Civil Leadership
