Locally Produced Custom Fertilizers Will Help Farmers Double Yields in Ethiopia
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
Feed the Future Recipe Contest: Sweet Potatoes
Livestock Production: Empowering Women in Ethiopia
On World Food Day, a Story of Restoring Potato Crops to Tanzania
Secretary’s Column: Family Farmers Do More Than Feed the World
Secretary Kerry's Statement on World Food Day 2014
10 Reasons We’re Sweet on Sweet Potatoes and Why You Should Be Too!
Weathering Climate Change Effects with Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties
Climate Change Analysis Strengthens Early Warning of Food Insecurity
Feed the Future Researchers Fight Back as Climate Change Exacerbates Crop Contamination
With Crop Diversification, Farmers Get the Most out of their Land
In Central Asia, Improving Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
