The Future of Food is Bleak. Here’s How We Can Leverage the Private Sector to Face It.

This post originally appeared on The SEEP Network. With the recent publication of the State of Food Security and Nutrition in …

Why You Should Be Using Raw, Relational Data

Raw data is important, but what does it really mean, and why is it especially important for global development? For …

ACDI/VOCA and Corteva Sign Global Partnership to Empower Smallholder Farmers Worldwide

ACDI/VOCA has signed a global memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Corteva Agriscience, the Agriculture Division of DowDupont, a global producer …

From Struggling Milk Producer to Thriving Entrepreneur in Burkina Faso

In central-northern Burkina Faso in the city of Kaya, fresh milk is not always available. Because of low investment in …

Bangladesh RDC financial sector roundtable

Bringing Investors Together to Improve Farmers’ Financial Access

In September, the Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops (RDC) Activity, funded by the United States Agency for …

How a Home Garden Helped a Family in Paraguay Recover After Disaster

In April 2018, a tornado blew down the trees surrounding Bonifacia Vera’s home, leaving a pile of rubble behind. Bonifacia …

Lessons from Eight Years of the Cooperative Development Program 

A few years ago, I was looking over a bank statement and discovered that my bank had taken to charging …

One Female Farmer’s Journey to Resilience Through the Bangladeshi Sunflower Sector

Mossammat Amena Khatun’s daily routine is like most women’s in the South Dalchara village of southwestern Bangladesh. She eats breakfast …

Key Takeaways from ACDI/VOCA’s Pivot to a Market Systems Approach

At ACDI/VOCA, our mission is to empower people to succeed in the global economy. To achieve our mission on the …

This 27-Year-Old Ghanaian Is Changing Perceptions Around Youth and Agriculture

Despite the many strategies adopted by the Government of Ghana and other stakeholders to attract youth to the agriculture sector, …

The Solution to Our Migrant Crisis Isn’t at the Border

When a complex, high-profile issue creates bold headlines and causes marching in the streets, I believe the problem cannot be …

Development For Today’s Markets: Aligning Practices With Economic Transformation

We are at an important juncture in international economic development. Globalization has led to an era of unprecedented interconnectivity of …