ACDI/VOCA Volunteer Evaluates Assets for Ghana Poultry Company
In April, I arrived home from Ghana after completing an ACDI/VOCA volunteer assignment with the USAID-funded West Africa Farmer-to-Farmer Program …
MinPACT Workshop Trains Filipino Chocolate Makers
Raymond Major, a forty-year veteran of the chocolate confectionery industry, arrived in Davao City, in the Philippines, to find nearly …
Feasibility of Up-scaling the EasyDry M500 in East Africa: Tanzania
This report summarize the feasibility of up scaling the EasyDryM500 in Tanzania. Present findings related to manufacturing model (informal or …
Voting Now Open in Annual ACDI/VOCA Photo Contest
ACDI/VOCA’s Communications & Outreach (C&O) division is excited to announce voting has begun in its annual photo contest. C&O …
FEED II Helps Ethiopian Smallholder Dairy Farmers Thrive
In 2012, Wegayehu Zenebe was one of 10 smallholder dairy farmers who made up the Selam Dairy Cooperative in Wondo …
“Can You Hear Me Now?” Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Developing Markets
Globe-trotting international development professionals know mobile phones have become common tools in the countries where we work, in bustling metropolises …
“Facilitating Behavior Change” Virtual Conference Delves into Social Behavior Change and Market Systems
Changing behaviors—especially multiple behaviors across market actors—can be challenging. Predictably, this means complex market systems are also difficult to transform. …
RWANU Helps Ugandan Women Grab Life by the Horns
Research shows that empowering women is smart economics. But in many parts of the world, tradition dictates the lives of …
Feasibility of Up-scaling the EasyDry M500 in East Africa: Rwanda
This report summarize the feasibility of up scaling the EasyDryM500 in Rwanda. Present findings related to manufacturing model (informal or …
Drying Groundnuts: Adapting the EasyDry M500 Portable Maize Dryer for Groundnuts (EasyDry G600)
Building on interest from various stakeholders on adapting the EasyDry M500 portable maize dryer for use to dry groundnuts, this …
Helping Entrepreneurs Dream Big and Expand Their Businesses in Ethiopia
In 2013, Yegnanesh Aschale, who lives in northwestern Ethiopia, bought 10 chickens to feed herself and her family. As the …
Hermetic Storage Promotional Flyer
An illustrated promotional flyer to support rural marketing and consumer awareness about hermetic storage bags: what they are, how they …
