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The Full Belly Project, a nonprofit that builds small-scale shellers for nuts, has renewed plans to distribute 105 machines in Zambia. The Wilmington, N.C.-based group announced recently that it plans to build and deploy 105 its Universal Nut Shellers to farmers in villages surrounding Chipata to help increase the food supply and farmers’ incomes. The…
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Congratulations to two PMIL students in the University of Georgia College of Public Health Environmental Health Science program who took home top awards for their research. Amanda Seawright, a master’s student, won first place in recent awards from her college for work titled “Current Status of Aflatoxin B1 Contamination in Grains and Peanuts Grown in…
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Feed the Future recently posted several job openings in various U.S. government departments and agencies. The positions focus on implementing the new Global Food Security Strategy of 2016. The opportunities include civil service jobs with USAID, as well as positions with the U.S. Agriculture Department. For more details on job openings and the application process,…
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USAID’s Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (innovATE) program has scheduled a two-day symposium in June to bring together educators, international development practitioners, government representatives, private sector players and USAID officers and staff to share expertise and experiences. The conversation will focus on insights about policies that help to develop or strengthen agricultural education and…
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Feed the Future will hold a panel discussion and webinar on 14 December to explore seed system development in Africa. According to an announcement of the event, Feed the Future recently “unearthed powerful findings on how to make systems for producing and delivering breeder and foundation seed work better.” “This seminar will showcase the results…
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Feed the Future Innovation Labs’ Regional Partners Meeting has been scheduled for 6-9 February 2017 in Dakar, Senegal. The Bureau for Food Security, Office of Agricultural Research and Policy, invites Mission agriculture, food security and nutrition staff to participate in the meeting, which will be held at the King Fahd Palace Hotel. The meeting will…
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The U.S. Government’s Feed the Future program is in the process of selecting target counties for the future and is inviting stakeholders in civil society, private sector, and university communities to discuss their priorities for the U.S. Government’s Global Food Security Strategy. Three upcoming hearings are scheduled in Washington, D.C., or you can participate via…
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