USDA and USAID Collaborate to Improve Productivity of the Common Bean to Strengthen Global Food Security
Nutrition
Almost half of deaths for children under five years of age are attributed to malnutrition, and those children who survive have compromised cognitive and physical development. Feed the Future works with partners across the food and health system so families around the world have access to safe, affordable and nourishing diets. By investing in nutrition, Feed the Future is investing in a future where children survive, grow up to unlock their potential and become active contributors to their countries’ prosperity.
Building the first nutritional database for fish in Cambodia
Researchers are aiming to make more information available to scientists, policymakers and farmers about fish nutrition and preservation techniques. Front row, from left… Read more
Nutrition at the Center of the Storm
For smallholder farmers and families, the global food security crisis is taking a worrisome toll on their nutrition. Read USAID’s Assistant to the Administrator and Global Food Crisis Coordinator Dina Esposito’s latest blog on how our response efforts are catalyzing solutions to help local food systems deliver safe, affordable and nutritious diets to vulnerable communities. Read More
Malawi
, Senegal
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, Zambia
Wholesale Flour Business Uplifts Women and Elevates Nutrition in Tanzania
Severina Paul Mwakateba, a businesswoman in Songwe, Tanzania, is the director of her own food processing business called AA Nafaka Store Supply Limited that mills and sells a variety of flours. More than half of Mwakateba’s workers, and many of the farmers she partners with, are women. In a culture where women are often expected to stay at home, Mwakateba found minimal leadership development opportunities and limited access to credit. That’s when Mwakateba started working with Feed the Future’s Alliance for Inclusive and Nutritious Food Processing (AINFP). AINFP connects African food processing businesses, especially those owned by women, with access to technical advice, financing and market connections to grow their businesses. Read More
Tanzania
4 Ways the U.S. Government Is Responding to the Global Food Security Crisis
The world is facing a food security crisis of historic proportions. The perfect storm of COVID-19, climate change and protracted conflict have been made worse… Read more
Stories
Feed the Future Research Series Part I: Sustainable Food Security
A Passion for Changing Lives: Empowering Women with HIV/AIDS through Passion Fruit Farming
First-of-Its-Kind Research Addresses Gender Inequalities in Soybean Production
Testimony of Tjada McKenna, Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development, before the Senate Foreign Relations International Development Subcommittee
Wheat Genome Sequenced in Breakthrough for Global Food Security
U.S. Launches New Livestock Market Development Project
Enough Isn’t Enough: Why Food Security Matters to Me
Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Bread for the World Conference
Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance Needed for a Feed the Future Resiliency Project in Northern Ghana
Virginia Tech Receives Feed the Future Award to Improve Agricultural Training and Education
Tanzanian Statisticians Travel to U.S. for Training on Measuring Agricultural Growth
