Feed the Future Helps World Feed Itself
Since 1990, the number of hungry people in the world has been cut in half. Since 2009, Feed the Future …
Coffee Traceability System Launched in Ethiopia
Ethiopian coffee growers will now be able to meet demand for high-quality specialty coffee thanks to a new traceability system …
ATONU Launch Highlights Need for Optimizing Agriculture to Improve Nutrition
The ATONU: Improving Nutrition Outcomes through Optimized Agricultural Investments initiative kicks off at the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition …
Industrial Chickpea Processor Boosts Quality to Reach Markets
In partnership with Agro Prom International, an Ethiopian food processor and exporter, ACDI/VOCA’s AGP-AMDe project officially inaugurated a new industrial …
U.S. Congressional Delegation Visits ACDI/VOCA-Supported Coffee Co-op
A U.S. Congressional Delegation toured the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers’ Cooperative Union’s (YCFCU) processing plant in Addis Ababa during Obama’s state …
Obama Visits ACDI/VOCA Project Participant on July State Visit
During his recent two-day visit to Ethiopia late last month, the first by a sitting U.S. president, President Obama met …
Ethiopian Coffee Cooperative to Double Exports
Over the last several years, the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU) had to turn away buyers due to an …
Experts Discuss the Future of Ethiopian Coffee
Ethiopia is the birthplace and Africa’s largest producer of Arabica coffee. With over 80 percent of Ethiopia dependent on agriculture, and …
ACDI/VOCA Joins Coffee Quality Institute and Allies in Gender Equity Research Initiative
Women in Ethiopia sort through coffee beans at coffee-washing stations. Next time you brew your morning cup of coffee, take …
2015: International Year of Soils
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), soil is responsible for 95 percent of our food production, and yet …
