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Kenyan Youth Poised to Feed the Future through Banana Micro-Processing
November 16, 2012 | Science & Technology in Agriculture
Looking ahead to an evolving agricultural market, an entrepreneurial group of youth in Kenya’s high-altitude Kisii County is investing in value-added banana processing and tissue culture technology, positioning them to meet a potential increase in demand for this crop.
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In Tajikistan, New Wheat Variety Yields Record Harvest
November 16, 2012 | Science & Technology in Agriculture
This record-breaking wheat harvest is due in large part to a new seed variety, Krasnadar 99, introduced by USAID as part of its agricultural programming in Tajikistan.
Research
Secretary Clinton Joins USAID Administrator Shah to Inaugurate Higher Education Solutions Network
November 16, 2012 | Food Security Highlights
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah inaugurated a new Higher Education Solutions Network at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on November 8.
Research
Sustainable Intensification in East and Southern Africa: Participatory Research Enlists Farmers in New Food Security Efforts
November 16, 2012 | Science & Technology in Agriculture
To find innovative, sustainable farming strategies that address these challenges, a recently initiated Feed the Future program led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture is linking poor farmers across Tanzania and Malawi with local, regional and international research partners.
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Millennium Challenge Corporation Releases Impact Evaluations for Farmer Training Activities
November 16, 2012 | Food Security Highlights
Last month, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) released its first set of independent impact evaluations for farmer training activities in five countries that hold MCC Compacts, including Feed the Future focus countries Ghana and Honduras.
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Tanzanian Statisticians Travel to U.S. for Training on Measuring Agricultural Growth
November 16, 2012 | Science & Technology in Agriculture
During the month of October, Feed the Future sponsored 11 statisticians employed by the Government of Tanzania to travel to Washington, D.C., and West Lafayette, Indiana, for two weeks of training on effective strategies for developing robust agricultural statistics systems.
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OPIC Has Another Record-Setting Year for Renewable Resources
November 16, 2012 | Food Security Highlights
On October 16, the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation announced that its commitments to renewable resources projects rose 41 percent in FY2012, totaling $1.55 billion.
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Virginia Tech Receives Feed the Future Award to Improve Agricultural Training and Education
November 16, 2012 | Science & Technology in Agriculture
Last month, USAID awarded Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) $6.2 million to improve food security in the developing world.
Field Story
Cambodian Fish Farmers Save Ponds and Fish through Climate Change Adaptation Techniques
November 16, 2012 | From the Field
But with the help of climate change adaptation techniques learned under Cambodia’s flagship Feed the Future project, Khem was able to save her pond. Since then, she’s done more than merely survive; she has thrived.
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Remarks by USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah at the Bread for the World Conference
November 15, 2012 | Bread for the World Conference
It is hard to believe that just three years ago, President Obama first introduced the global food security initiative Feed the Future. It all felt so new at the time, because it was new.
Press Release
New Feed the Future Program Supports Transformational Approaches to Agriculture-Led Growth
November 14, 2012 | Feed the Future
Feed the Future’s new Partnering for Innovation program formally launched today at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
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Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Launches Second Public Call for Proposals for Private Sector Window
November 14, 2012 | Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
The Second Public Call for Proposals for the Private Sector Window is open from October 29, 2012 to December 14, 2012. During this time, the International Finance Corporation is accepting proposals from private sector firms and financial institutions operating in eligible, low-income countries seeking financial support.
Press Release
Disaster Declaration by the U.S. Government for Effects of Hurricane Sandy in Haiti
November 9, 2012 | U.S. Embassy Haiti
In the Cul de Sac corridor, the Feed the Future West project is helping to rehabilitate key agricultural infrastructure, including plugging breaches along Riviere Blanche. The project will also rehabilitate the Riviere Blanche irrigation system, clean the Riviere Grise system, improve at least three critical rural roads damaged by the storm, and provide support to affected agriculture stores.
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Request for Applications: Feed the Future Agriculture Technology Transfer Project
November 9, 2012 | Grants.gov
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for Assistance Agreements from all U.S. and non-U.S. qualified organizations for funding to support the $15.5 million Feed the Future Agriculture Technology Transfer Project in Ghana.
Speech
Statement by Courtney Nemroff, Counselor for Economic and Social Affairs, on Agenda Item 26 Agriculture Development and Food Security at the Second Committee
November 5, 2012 | U.S. Mission to the United Nations
Mr. Chairman, since the G8 meeting in L’Aquila, Italy in 2009, UN Member States have brought increased attention to the issue of food security and nutrition and the nearly 1 billion people affected by hunger around the world.

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