Produce More with Less: Adapting to Climate Change in the Face of Increasing Hunger
In Bangladesh, 75 percent of agricultural land is devoted to growing rice, which subsequently supports the staple-heavy dietary habits of …
Forward Together: Accessing Markets and Strengthening Livelihoods in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, market-led producer groups are lifting smallholder farmers out of poverty. With the support of ACDI/VOCA and USAID/Food …
ACDI/VOCA Launches Fundación ACDI/VOCA LA to Strengthen Inclusive Growth in Latin America
ACDI/VOCA announced the creation of Fundación ACDI/VOCA LA, a nonprofit organization registered in Colombia with headquarters in Bogotá. Fundación ACDI/VOCA LA …
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 …
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 …
