Food Security
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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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The Global Food Security Index, a gauge of how accessible food is around the world, found this month that most countries are becoming more food secure, even as they face long-term and new challenges to getting enough nutrition. The 2016 report, released earlier this month, found that 89 of the 113 countries in the index…
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The African Union Commission is calling for proposals to receive grant funds through Research and Innovation in Africa, a program supported by the European Union. The call for proposal is for research in Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA) with particular attention on Sustainable Intensification.
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The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF), has issued a Call for Proposals from companies, boards, agencies or commissions capable of providing food storage for the West African Regional Food Security Reserve. The European Union is supporting the West African Food Security Storage Support Project…
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ACDI-VOCA, a private, international development nonprofit, is looking for a person to fill the role of Chief of Party for a five-year USAID-funded Feed the Future project in Ethopia. Based in Washington, D.C., ACDI/VOCA provides technical and management assistance in agribusiness, financial services, enterprise development, community development and food security in order to promote broad-based…
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Scholarships are available for young people from developing countries who work in areas such as economic development, food security, or access to education and health care to participate in the Global Youth Leaders Certificate at Coady Institute at St. Francis Xavier University from Sept. 19 to Oct. 7, 2016. This program enables young development practitioners…
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The International Fertilizer Development Center has set its training schedule for 2016, beginning with Advanced Application of DSSAT in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from March 2-9. Other dates for 2016 include: