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Q&A with Volunteer Providing Business Development Support to SMEs in Zambia

Lusekelo Mwafulilwa is a financial accountant who is partially qualified by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. A resident of …

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USDA-Ghana Poultry Project Ends, Critical Activities Continue

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded Ghana Poultry Project (GPP), which began in 2015, closed in December 2021, but …

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Feed the Future Ghana Trade and Investment Activity

The aim of the USAID/Ghana Feed the Future Ghana Trade and Investment (GTI) Activity is to integrate the principles of …

Feed the Future Ethiopia Alliance to Accelerate Agricultural Growth

Ethiopian grain farmers are locked into a vicious poverty cycle driven by low productivity due to low-quality seed, manual cultivation, …

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Q&A with Bangladesh-Based Volunteer Supporting Entrepreneurs in Zambia

Ahmed Towsif is an entrepreneur based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and a first-time volunteer with ACDI/VOCA. We talked to Ahmed about …

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Are We Too Focused on Access to Credit? Agent Banks Boost Resiliency during COVID-19 Pandemic

In early 2020, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity began an assessment to understand how the …

Q&A With U.S.-Based, Remote Volunteer Supporting Zambian Business Owners

Zhuoting Xie is a recent graduate of the Brandeis University International Business School, where she earned a master’s degree in …

Cooperative Development Program

The activity advances cooperative development knowledge in different contexts, while aligning with CDP’s IRs and the missions’ Country Development Cooperation …

Q&A with U.S.-Based Volunteer Supporting Impact Investing in West Africa

Camille Accad is a financial expert who works with several subsidiaries and assists with capital markets transactions. Read about Camille’s …

Feed the Future Honduras Food Security, Agriculture, and Resilient Market Systems Activity

The Feed the Future Honduras Sustainable Agribusiness Activity will strengthen targeted value chains and create sustainable economic opportunities in Honduras …

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Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition Activity

The Feed the Future Bangladesh Livestock and Nutrition (LAN) Activity is a five-year, $20.5M activity and a follow-on to the …

USAID Zambia EDGE Activity Brings Asset-Based Financing to Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Building linkages and business relationships between asset leasing companies and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is one area of focus …