📼 #FeedtheFuture Rewind: Watch USAID Administrator Samantha Power discuss soil health, fertilizer access and use & how USAID is supporting smallholder farmers with AfricanUnion's Director of Agriculture and Rural Development Godfrey Bahiigwa at IFDC’s 50th anniversary symposium. WATCH: https://lnkd.in/e_u4Pwk2
Feed the Future
International Trade and Development
Washington, D.C. 24,096 followers
As a U.S. Government initiative, we address the root causes of poverty, hunger and malnutrition and transform lives.
About us
Feed the Future addresses the root causes of hunger and poverty in poor communities around the world. By bringing partners together and investing in innovation, we’re helping families build healthier, more resilient lives and livelihoods. Our mission is to #EndHunger.
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http://feedthefuture.gov
External link for Feed the Future
- Industry
- International Trade and Development
- Company size
- 10,001 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, D.C.
- Type
- Government Agency
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Agricultural Development, Food Security, Rural Development, Nutrition, Resilience, Research, Innovation, Partnership, Gender Equality, Youth Employment, and Agricultural Policy
Locations
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Washington, D.C. 20004, US
Employees at Feed the Future
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Enkhbayar Sundui
Survey data processing consultant.
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Sangha Kim
Partnerships Manager, Abt Associates, Harvest III
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El hadji Abdou GUEYE
Chief of Party FTF Senegal Value Chains Services
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Regina Eddy
Partnership Development | Strategic Management | Collective Impact | Coordinator, Interagency Task Force on FAW, USAID
Updates
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Feed the Future MRR Innovation Lab researchers are testing Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to help rural areas exchange information with dispersed populations. Read how this technology could also help improve market efficiencies for farmers and #EndHunger:
Testing ICT Solutions for Rural Development and Resilience
basis.ucdavis.edu
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The @USAID Water-Secure World Photo Contest is now open through Friday, August 9! Share photos showing USAID’s progress toward improving health, prosperity, stability, and resilience through sustain and equitable water resources management (WRM) and access to safe drinking water and sanitation services and hygiene practices (WASH). Learn more 👇
USAID 2024 Water-Secure World Photo Contest
globalwaters.org
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#FeedtheFuture partner CABI hosted a series of webinars exploring utilization of biopesticides for combating crop pests and diseases affecting #FoodSecurity. The series covered topics like successful adoption of biopesticides for critical pest control needs, effective biopesticide categories, and more. Get the recap:
Webinar Series Investigates Greater Use of Biopesticides to Combat Crop Pests and Diseases in Caribbean
agrilinks.org
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July 10 marked 70 years of USAID’s Food for Peace Program, an initiative designed to provide life-saving food assistance & solutions to #EndHunger. Last year, we helped more than 45 million people, but there’s still work to do. Learn about our commitment: https://ow.ly/69Kt50SBCbo
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Access to quality seed is challenging to smallholder farmers. Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture’s Seeds2B is joining the #FeedtheFuture Legume Systems Innovation Lab to pioneer seed system growth and bring quality seed to partner countries through legume seed development. Read how: https://ow.ly/njm750SBBKM
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The beekeeping industry is becoming increasingly crucial, offering additional household nutrition and income, and proving resilient against climate change. Read how the USAID Small Project Assistance program and a Peace Corps volunteer are working to improve local hives in Nepal: https://lnkd.in/eTwGDkyZ
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The cold chain is critical to enhancing the availability of nutritious products, reducing food waste, and lowering greenhouse emissions. Read (via Agrilinks) how some partner countries are scaling up their operations through new technology, infrastructure, and training to abide by food safety laws and #EndHunger.
Linking the Cold Chain and Food Safety
agrilinks.org
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Several updates for Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) were announced at World Food Prize Foundation's #DialogueNEXT. As part of #FeedtheFuture, VACS aims to strengthen resilient food system through diverse, nutritious, and climate adapted crops grown in healthy, fertile soils. Read more: https://ow.ly/Orrh50SzYhE
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Foodborne pathogens can contaminate fresh produce from farm to table, leading to serious illness. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety launched a 52-page grower’s manual designed to help growers understand the risks and steps needed to safeguard fruits and vegetables. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9taZKvU
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