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The University of Georgia has received a $14 million grant from the U.S. Agency of International Development to manage the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Research, known as the “Peanut Lab,” a global peanut research program that works to alleviate hunger by helping farmers in developing countries grow healthy crops. The agreement builds…
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Mark Green, a former Republican Congressman from Wisconsin and ambassador to Tanzania has been confirmed as administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Green was endorsed by lawmakers from both parties and many nonprofit aid groups. USAID administers more than $20 billion in foreign assistance each year, including assistance in health, education, environment,…
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The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) are holding a three-day online symposium for development practitioners, researchers, and others working in food security. Aligning Research Investments to the Global Food Security Strategy: A Three-Day AgExchange on Nutrition, Resilience and Agriculture-Led Economic Growth will be…
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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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The U.S. Agency for International Development will bring together experts in food safety next week for a webinar on the topic of enormous importance to farmers in developing countries. Meeting food safety standards is an increasing constraint to market access for farmers in developing countries. Recent studies show that the global health burden of foodborne disease…
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The U.S. Agency for International Development will hold a session at next week’s meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society meeting in Clearwater, Fla., on peanut in the international arena. “The Role and Future of USAID in Peanuts,” will be held Monday, July 11 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Water’s Edge…
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The U.S. Agency for International Development is looking for a new division chief to head up human and institutional capacity development (HICD). As a Supervisory Agricultural Development Specialist, the successful candidate will serve as the agency expert and coordinator in agricultural (HICD) activities, initiate new partnerships within the international agricultural and food security development area,…
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