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USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah Visits Tanzania
February 20, 2013 | U.S. Embassy Tanzania
He attended a round table discussion with 11 private sector representatives from international and local companies that signed letters of intent to invest in the agriculture sector as part of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, which was a result of the G8 meetings held in the United States in May 2012.
Blog
Open Call to Innovators: Apply to Present at G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture
February 15, 2013 | Office of Science & Technology Blog
In an exciting opportunity, the G-8 is inviting innovators to apply to present ideas that demonstrate how open data can be unleashed to increase food security at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on April 29-30, 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Blog
Meeting the President’s Challenge to End Extreme Poverty
February 15, 2013 | Blog
In his State of the Union address this week, President Obama laid out a challenge for our generation to eradicate the scourge of extreme poverty. We are advancing this critical agenda through Feed the Future, the President’s signature global hunger and food security initiative. Here, we examine how.
Blog
Flower Power: How Your Valentine’s Day Bouquet is Helping Fight Poverty
February 14, 2013 | Blog
The flower bouquet you bought (or are planning to buy) for your significant other today is doing more than you think. Besides showing your special Valentine that you care, flowers are also an important commodity that is changing the lives of Kenyan farmers and improving their food security.
Field Story
Insuring the Most Vulnerable Against a World of Risk
February 13, 2013 | USAID FrontLines
Better risk management requires interventions at the household, community and national levels. People, communities and governments need to be able to better assess the risk they face. They need to be able to access and use information that will allow them to better prepare for coming shocks.
Field Story
East Africa’s Dryland Herders Take Out a Policy for Survival
February 13, 2013 | USAID FrontLines
In 2008, USAID began supporting new programs to insure East African pastoralists against the loss of livestock in case of serious drought, thereby building the resilience of these vulnerable communities. A new product—index-based livestock insurance (IBLI)—is being developed and tested in the Marsabit district of northern Kenya and the adjacent Borana region of southern Ethiopia. In these areas, pastoralists are raising over 18 million cows, goats and sheep.
Field Story
Surplus in Senegal, Even Without the Rains
February 13, 2013 | USAID FrontLines
Hamidou Ly looked up at the sky and shook his head. For weeks, the year’s anticipated rain hadn’t arrived. Finally, one day he felt a drop, then several more, and raised his arms to the heavens. The rainy season had come, albeit late and ultimately infrequent, but Ly wasn’t worried.
News
Combating Postharvest Loss in the Fight Against Global Hunger
February 12, 2013 | Bureau of Public Affairs
By the year 2050, the world population is expected to reach 9 billion people, and demand for food will increase by 60 percent, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Increasing food production is not enough. Roughly one-third of the food produced in the world goes to waste—a staggering 1.3 billion tons every year. In the fight against global hunger, we must also address postharvest loss.
Blog
Filling the Gaps: Learning and Sharing What Works Best for Food Security
February 12, 2013 | Blog
The truth is there’s no silver bullet for food security. The causes of food insecurity are complex, varied, and often stubborn. So, a large component of the U.S. Government’s strategy to improve global food security focuses on learning more about which approaches are the most effective and sustainable for addressing the root causes of poverty and hunger.
Field Story
New Loan Products Help Dairy Farmers Scale Up
February 12, 2013 | USAID Mission Kenya
With technical assistance provided by USAID, Kenya’s financial institutions are gradually starting to lend into the sector, supporting the needs of farmers and entrepreneurs who were once excluded from commercial finance.
Field Story
Promotion of Fodder Production and Storage Benefits Farmers and Pastoralists
February 9, 2013 | USAID Mission Kenya
In Kenya's Tana River District, both pastoralists and farmers suffer when there is drought. Many of the indigenous communities grow maize, beans, mangoes, and various traditional vegetables. Lacking an irrigation scheme, the farmers often find their crops succumbing to the harsh climate.
Press Release
6,900 Residents Gain Steady Access to Irrigation Water in Qubodiyon
February 6, 2013 | USAID Mission Central Asian Republics
Representatives from the U.S. Agency for International Development participated in a ceremony to officially open Havaskor-1 Water User Association in the Qubodiyon district of Tajikistan.
Blog
Championing the Cause of Ending Global Hunger and Undernutrition
February 1, 2013 | U.S. Department of State DipNote
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been a champion of the fight to end global hunger and undernutrition, making the case for increased investments in food security and nutrition to help move people out of poverty, create stronger communities, and build a more stable world.
News
USAID Partners with Nigerian Government to Increase Private Financing for Nigerian Agriculture
January 29, 2013 | Food Security Highlights
This month, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah visited Abuja, Nigeria and met with government officials to launch a groundbreaking partnership that is expected to leverage up to $100 million in commercial lending for the country’s agriculture sector.
News
New Pesticides Law Promotes Trade in Central America and the Caribbean
January 29, 2013 | Food Security Highlights
On December 13, the Central American Customs Union signed a new law on biological pesticides that standardizes minimum and maximum levels for the presence of microorganisms and specifies requirements for food safety. Bio-pesticides help manage pests by using other microorganisms (rather than synthetic pesticides) to protect plants.

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