Feed the Future
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Feed the Future has picked the winners of its most recent photo contest, and they are worth a look. More than 100 entries showed Feed the Future in action – from Nepal to Kenya to Guatemala – with partners in universities, nonprofits, NGOs and the U.S. Government. The images tell the story of what it…
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Feed the Future and USAID is soliciting feedback from the research community about opportunities to accelerate progress in breeding programs for important crops such as peanut, common beans, cassava, and banana. Advancement may take advantage of opportunities offered by genomics tools and other cutting-edge technologies that could be applied to accelerating breeding. “Through Feed the…
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Do you have a winning photograph in your camera? Feed the Future is taking entries through this month for its annual global photo contest. Photos help tell the story of how Feed the Future is helping millions of farmers and their families build a better life through improved food security and nutrition. You can enter…
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Feed the Future’s annual progress report is out and provides a thought-provoking snapshot of how the program has touched the lives of people in partner countries. While the report includes statistics worth celebrating – nearly half of partner counties had a reduction in childhood stunting over the past few years – it also details areas…
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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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The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems (LSIL), based at the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida, is soliciting Request for Applications (RFA) in the target country of Cambodia. The overall aim of the LSIL is to enhance the production, marketing and consumption of Animal-Source Foods (ASF) in…
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Feed the Future’s Partnering for Innovation program has announced a new partnership with Tecnologia E Consultoria Agro-Pecuaria (TECAP) in Mozambique. Partnering for Innovation is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) program that helps the private sector to scale and market agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers through investing in technology commercialization and knowledge exchange.
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