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Latest Developments in Food Security

Release of the Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index and live webcast
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Mon, February 27, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
On Februrary 28, the "Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index" will be launched at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Tune in at 1:15-2:30 pm to hear USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah speak at the UN with a distinguished panel.
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New award from The World Food Prize honors field researchers
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Fri, February 24, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
This award will recognize exceptional, science-based achievement in international agriculture and food production by an individual under 40 who has clearly demonstrated intellectual courage, stamina, and determination in the fight to eliminate global hunger and poverty.
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Latest from Feed the Future: Science and technology in agriculture
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Fri, February 24, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Read the science and technology highlights from Feed the Future's January monthly newsletter on funding opportunities to advance climate resilient cereals, micronutrient-fortified food, and the CAADP Workshop in Nairobi.
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Feed the Future holds first Public-Private Partnership Technical Forum
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Wed, February 22, 2012 | COMMENTS (1)
Engaging private-sector partners is critical to FTF efforts to advance long-term agricultural and economic growth. By working together, we can help create a better and more prosperous future for all. This Forum will help to identify specific activities and mechanisms for such partnership.
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Food Security, Nutrition, and Sustainability in Honduras: An Interview with Andy Medlicott
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Mon, February 20, 2012 | COMMENTS (1)
Video Note USIAD-ACCESO, a current Feed the Future project in Honduras, is building upon a previous program funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to make a difference in the lives of rural farmers. Amit Mistry of the USAID Bureau for Food Security had the opportunity to sit down with Andy...
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Latest from Feed the Future: Private sector highlights
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Wed, February 15, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Feed the Future recently released its January monthly newsletter. Read the private sector highlights on Cargill's rice donation, the Agricultural Development Credit Authority's increase of access to finance in Ethiopia and a new private sector-focused program to help deepen U.S.-ASEAN food security...
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New APLU report highlights the links between FTF and the international research community
SUBMITTED BY mwdemment ON Fri, February 10, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
New: "Feeding 10 Billion: A Dialogue between Feed the Future and the International Research Community." This document represents a product of a new phase in the relationship between USAID and the higher education research community.
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Electronic learning products from SEEP on rural agricultural finance and food security
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Thu, February 9, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Under the Rural Agricultural Finance and Food Security (RAFFS) Practitioner Learning Program (PLP), The SEEP Network has been working with five industry leaders to document best practices and lessons learned on rural agricultural finance programs.
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Videos Help Farmers Learn New Techniques
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Thu, February 9, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
Improving access to instructional videos is essential in developing nations for sharing farmer knowledge. Cuts to agricultural extension programs have left agents in many countries now attempting to serve tens of thousands of farmers and many farmers do not live near farm field schools.
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The Myth of E-Voucher Schemes for Enhanced Fertilizer Use
SUBMITTED BY AgTeam ON Tue, February 7, 2012 | COMMENTS (0)
The future use of the information and communication technologies (ICTs) such as e-vouchers in delivering subsidized fertilizer (or other inputs) to farmers in the current information age is blurred due to the very high cost involved in setting up such systems and the anticipated power/...
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