Mobile Technology Transforming Smallholder Farmers’ Access to Fertilizer
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
Postharvest Loss Event Promotes Action to Improve Food Security
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah Visits Tanzania
Combating Postharvest Loss in the Fight Against Global Hunger
Meeting the President’s Challenge to End Extreme Poverty
Surplus in Senegal, Even Without the Rains
East Africa’s Dryland Herders Take Out a Policy for Survival
New Loan Products Help Dairy Farmers Scale Up
Filling the Gaps: Learning and Sharing What Works Best for Food Security
6,900 Residents Gain Steady Access to Irrigation Water in Qubodiyon
Promotion of Fodder Production and Storage Benefits Farmers and Pastoralists
Championing the Cause of Ending Global Hunger and Undernutrition
