Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah at Mississippi State University
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
Foreign Agricultural Service Food for Education Program Fuels Food for Thought
Remarks by Ambassador Donald Teitelbaum at the Launch of New Alliance Cooperation Framework in Ghana
International Community Partners with Government of Tanzania to Leverage Private Sector Agricultural Growth
Development Partners Join Forces for Agricultural Growth in Tanzania
In Niger, Hope for Ending Hunger
USAID Launches a New Regional Livestock Project to Harmonize Animal Health Regulatory Systems in East Africa
Feed the Future Thematic Overview Note: Improving Agricultural Productivity
Disabled Youth Proud to be Self-Reliant
Feed the Future Learning Agenda Development
Planting Seeds of Prosperity
Food Security at the Grassroots
