ACDI/VOCA Promotes Youth Opportunities
Globally, ACDI/VOCA implements agricultural programs that promote opportunities for smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods. Today, on International Youth Day, …
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 …
Portable Shallow-Bed Dryer: Demo and Fabricators (Formal and Informal) Training Report
This report summarizes the key findings and take-aways from a two-day workshop with informal, artisan “jua kali” fabricators on the …
Preliminary Go-to-Market Market Options for Portable Shallow Bed Batch Dryer
This document highlights key insights into factors that could influence AflaSTOP’s portable shallow-bed batch dryer’s go-to-market strategy, including target customers, …
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 …
Portable Shallow Bed Batch Dryer Construction Video
This video shows the process of constructing a portable shallow bed batch dryer and discusses some of the obstacles overcome …
Photo Contest 2015
And the 2015 Annual Photo Contest grand prize winner is … Lauren Bell! Our 2015 contest has been a tremendous …
New Technology Turns Mobile Phone into Mobile Wallet in Ghana
When you ask farming entrepreneur John Nante Muyo if he’d rather carry a wallet full of Ghanaian cedi or his …
Portable Shallow-Bed Dryer (Beta Design): User Experience Evaluation and Qualitative Demand Analysis
This report provides an analytical summary of field testing of the beta prototype version of the portable shallow bed batch …
AflaSTOP 2014 Annual Report
An overview of project implementation in 2014 and early 2015, with key findings and activities by component.
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 …
Women Farmers in Ghana Gain Greater Access to Land
Although women do most of the agricultural work worldwide, they own very little of the land they farm. In Africa, …
