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USAID, BMZ Germany, DFAT Australia, World Bank, FAO, IFAD, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and other partners launch new “50 x 2030” plan partnering with 50 countries to produce largest-ever collection of data for agricultural development by 2030 New York, NY (September 24, 2018)—In an unprecedented effort to harness the…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced the expansion of research partnerships with U.S. universities to develop and deploy solutions to address global agricultural challenges and help end hunger. USAID awarded $15 million to Mississippi…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant to the Administrator for the Bureau for Food Security and the Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future Beth Dunford will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 6-7. Dunford will join David Beasley,…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the extension of two research partnerships with Kansas State University that are helping to combat global hunger. USAID has awarded $14 million to Kansas State University to extend the Feed the…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov In a keynote address at the annual World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced a call to action to combat the Fall Armyworm, a devastating crop pest that threatens to…
Office of Press Relations Telephone: +1.202.712.4320 | Email: press@usaid.gov Yesterday, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Mark Green announced the selection of 12 target countries for the next phase in America's global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger,…
Under U.S. leadership of the L’Aquila Food Security Initiative in 2012, Acting Special Representative for Global Food Security Jonathan Shrier will welcome global food security representatives to Washington February 2-3 to advance mutual accountability and coordination of efforts in fulfilling our leaders’ food security commitments.
Since women have a prominent role in agriculture and face persistent economic vulnerabilities, reducing gender inequalities and empowering women in agriculture is critical to reducing poverty and hunger among the poorer and more economically vulnerable populations.
USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah gathered with the CEOs of Unilever and Monsanto to support the launch of WEF's global framework titled "Realizing a New Vision for Agriculture." USAID also signed a memorandum of understanding at Davos with DSM to increase the dietary quality in the developing world.
USAID and Swiss Re announced a three-year partnership to help vulnerable communities fight hunger, build resilience to climate change, and reduce the costs of natural disasters in the Americas, Africa and Asia.
USAID, PepsiCo, Inc., the PepsiCo Foundation, and the United Nations World Food Programme announced a groundbreaking public-private partnership to dramatically increase chickpea production and promote long-term nutritional and economic security in Ethiopia. The initiative, called Enterprise EthioPEA, was unveiled by the partners at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in New York City.
USAID and Walmart signed an agreement on March 14 to support small rural farmers in Central America and to connect them to the retailer’s regional and international supply chains.
