Feed the Future Helps Smallholder Rice Farmers Weather the Storm in Mali
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
Improving the Seed Supply to Boost Nutrition and Incomes in Malawi
In West Africa, Peace Corps Raises Profile of Undernutrition
Genetic Research Aims to Build Climate Resilience in African Goats
Feed the Future Introduces New Micronutrient Powders in Tanzania
Giving Children a Better Chance to Lead Healthy Lives in Guatemala
Orange Maize Improves Yields and Nutrition for Families in Zambia
U.S.-India Partnership to Improve Agricultural Productivity in African Countries
G8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture
Using 21st Century Technology to Solve Age-Old Problems
Mozambique Turns Potential into Progress through Leadership and Partnership
In Tajikistan, ‘Little Drops Make the River’
