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 …
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 …
Development Works
I recently passed my 40th anniversary of joining the Peace Corps and going off to discover Africa. Ever since, I’ve …
Zambia Profit+-Supported Agribusiness and Savings Group Members Apply Climate-smart Farming Techniques and Accumulate Savings
The 15 women members of the Production, Finance, and Improved Technology Plus (PROFIT+)– supported Mwaiwanga agribusiness and savings group in …
Restoring Household Food Security in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, seed and harvested cereal and legumes are often stored in jute bags on dirt floors, in poorly …
ZAMBIA PROFIT+-ASSISTED AGRIBUSINESS AND SAVING GROUP INSPIRES ENTREPRENEURSHIP
In 2010, 25 small business owners in the Feni area of Chief Mpezeni, Chipata created the Feni Agribusiness and Savings …
37th World Food Day on October 16 Focuses on Climate Change
The United Nations established World Food Day in 1979 to celebrate the creation of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) …
LEO Report #30: East Timor Aquaculture Feasibility Study
The purpose of the feasibility study was to analyze the current status of the aquaculture sector (production and productivity); assess …
ACDI/VOCA Proud to Implement USDA Food for Progress Project in Ethiopia
FEED II Increases Livestock and Poultry Production to Improve Food Security Some 795 million people, 11 percent of the world’s …
