Investing in Resilience Helps Families Find Hope in the Face of Drought
Agriculture-Led Growth
Feed the Future helps countries boost agriculture-led growth, which is one of the most effective tools countries have to lift people out of hunger and poverty. In addition to boosting productivity, we help countries strengthen markets, encourage investment, develop sound policies, and get research and technology into the hands of farmers.
Farmers in DRC learn new techniques as fertilizer costs rise
Justine Lumbwe Konde has used skills from a Feed the Future program to decrease her dependence on fertilizer, fight pests and increase her community’s crop… Read more
Enriching farms and food in sub-Saharan Africa
Smallholder farmers cultivate resilience with locally-sourced fertilizers. Rosaline Akochi, a farmer in Kenya, uses a material called biochar, which is a charcoal substance that attracts… Read more
Kenya
Stories
In Cambodia, Communities Join Together to Invest in a Shared Future
MCC Powers Small Business Growth in Benin
How a Peace Corps Volunteer Helped Create a Moringa Mogul
The Queen of Mecuburi: Mozambican Entrepreneur Finds Success in Agribusiness
A Thriving Business Creates Opportunity in Tajikistan
A Focus on Nutrition Improves Community Health in Senegal
Blacksmiths in Ghana Test New Skills in the Thresher Market
One Woman Stakes Her Claim in Tanzania’s Agricultural Heartland
A Women’s Cooperative Finds Success and Strength in Numbers
Photos of Progress: What It Looks Like When Development Works
How Farmer-to-Farmer Gave One Man a Window Into the World
