USAID Pledges to Improve Nutrition for Millions of Children and Mothers with...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C.-The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today a new effort to reduce the number of chronically...
View ArticleAfrica rising
According to Forbes Magazine, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa is the Bill Gates of Africa. The Econet Wireless Group headed by Masiyiwa and based in South Africa now operates in 17 countries, employs 6,000 and...
View ArticleSmith Anti-Hunger Bill Passed by Foreign Affairs Committee (Chris Smith)
(Source: Chris Smith) Smith Anti-Hunger Bill Passed by Foreign Affairs Committee Bipartisan legislation to take on global hunger and help the world's poorest countries develop better agricultural...
View ArticlePurdue, Feed the Future thinking beyond crop harvesting in Africa (Purdue...
(Source: Purdue University) May 22, 2014 Purdue, Feed the Future thinking beyond crop harvesting in Africa WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University researchers will lead a $5 million, five-year effort...
View ArticleBread for the World Applauds First-Ever USAID Nutrition Strategy
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today at the Chicago Council Global Food Security 2014 event in Washington, D.C., Dr. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International...
View ArticleUSAID To Unveil Results For President Obama's Feed The Future Initiative to...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - On MONDAY, MAY 19 , U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah and guests from across the...
View ArticleFutureFood 2050 Looks At Food Security And Nutrition Challenges Facing Africa...
CHICAGO, July 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To envision challenges and solutions we may face in feeding 9 billion people anticipated by 2050, we can look to developing economies and countries...
View ArticleUSAID Announcements at the African Leaders’ Summit for Monday, August 4th...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today at the first-ever U.S.-Africa Leaders' Summit in Washington, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...
View ArticleRemarks by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice at the Chicago Council...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary Food Security Challenges for the 21st Century Good afternoon everybody. I want to begin by thanking my good...
View ArticleWhere's the B-12? Include Animal-Based Foods in the Global Malnutrition Agenda
August 18 marks the 500-day countdown to the deadline for achieving the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, so we should expect to see increased discourse on where the gaps lie. Development...
View ArticlePlanting the Seeds for Greater African Harvests
She is the face of the African farmer: The hardworking woman with a child on her back, tilling the land with a hoe to harvest barely enough to feed her children, who she worries do not get enough to...
View ArticleFutureFood 2050 Looks at Food Security and Nutrition Challenges Facing Africa...
(Source: IFT - Institute of Food Technologists) The latest interviews from FutureFood 2050 share scientific, entrepreneurial, and cultural perspectives on feeding the hungry in Africa and beyond,...
View ArticleFutureFood 2050 Highlights Solutions for U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit...
CHICAGO, Aug. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Obama welcomes leaders from Africa to Washington, D.C. this week for the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the latest FutureFood 2050 interview...
View ArticleTowards a Food and Nutrition Secure Continent (Federal Ministry of...
(Source: Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria) Towards a Food and Nutrition Secure Continent Wed, Apr 02, 2014 Towards a Food and Nutrition Secure Continent Keynote address...
View ArticleUSAID Awards Kansas State University $50 Million Grant to Establish Feed the...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today awarded Kansas State University a $50 million grant to establish...
View ArticleU.S and African Leaders Announce Progress, New Partnerships to Help Millions...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, U.S. and African officials announced that more than $10 billion will be realized...
View ArticleUSAID, Texas A&M Invest $5 Million to Combat Coffee Rust Crisis (USAID - US...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced a $5 million partnership with Texas A&M...
View ArticleInterAction, USAID Sign Landmark Agreement on Global Food Security
Download image Logo. (PRNewsFoto/InterAction) WASHINGTON, May 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a major effort to accelerate progress in the global fight against hunger and malnutrition, NGO...
View ArticleFeed the Future Initiative Reduces Hunger and Poverty for Millions, Boosts...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah announced today that President Obama's Feed the...
View ArticleUSAID Unveils Results for President Obama’s Feed the Future Initiative to...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Global leaders today praised President Obama's Feed the Future initiative for reaching nearly 7 million smallholder farmers...
View ArticleCongressional Staffers Visit Djibouti and Mozambique with CARE to Learn How...
(Source: CARE USA) WASHINGTON (Aug. 24, 2015) - A group of Senate Agriculture Committee staffers and members of the U.S. Administration traveled to Djibouti and Mozambique with the global...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Partnering with Africa on Food Security and Climate Change...
(Source: President of the United States) Feed the Future and the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition A key pillar of the U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, released in 2012, is promoting...
View ArticlePresident Obama Announces Major Progress Through Feed the Future Initiative...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama today announced that Feed the Future, his signature global hunger and food security initiative, is...
View ArticleUnited States and Brazil Expand Partnership to Promote Food Security in...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Obama announced $2 million to expand the partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)...
View ArticleSocial Protection, Agricultural Development Must Go Together, Speakers Stress...
(Source: UN - United Nations) Social protection was crucial to achieve an end to hunger, the representative of Guyana told the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today as it met to discuss...
View ArticleFeed the Future Announces Progress in Fight Against Global Hunger and Poverty...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) Washington, D.C. - Today at an event on Capitol Hill, Feed the Future, the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative,...
View ArticleAfrica Rising (AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa)
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) By Marshall Matz According to Forbes Magazine, Mr. Strive Masiyiwa is the Bill Gates of Africa. The Econet Wireless Group headed by Masiyiwa...
View ArticleUSAID Announces Support for African Coffee Sector on International Coffee Day...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a $1.8 million partnership with Michigan State University to...
View ArticleSave the Children Praises Passage of Bipartisan "Feed the Future" Bill to...
(Source: Save the Children Federation Inc) Media Contact Eileen Burke 203.216.0718 (M) WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 10, 2014) - Save the Children today praised the passage in the House of Representatives...
View Article5 Reasons to Pay Attention to the Global Food Security Act
As we celebrated World Food Day on October 16, it’s important to remember that globally, nearly 800 million people are still hungry. Yet here in the United States, there is an opportunity for Congress...
View ArticleForward Progress in the Fight to End Global Hunger (US Department of State)
(Source: US Department of State) The Super Bowl is a tradition that many Americans welcome as a high point in February after the memory of holiday celebrations has faded. And, as with many celebrations...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: U.S.-African Cooperation on Food Security (President of the...
(Source: President of the United States) The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release August 04, 2014 Since coming into office in the midst of a global financial and food crisis,...
View ArticleInnovative Partnerships Models to Advance Nutrition and Security
The food system is an essential part our lives in many respects. It is a very complex, integrated network that comprises not only supply chains of big companies, but also the institutions, the...
View ArticleHunger & Food Security in Africa, ‘Food Security’ Bill Focus of House Hearing...
(Source: Chris Smith) The challenge of food security and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa was the focus of a congressional hearing October 7 held by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House...
View ArticleUSAID and Partners Announce Winners of Agriculture Innovation Competition...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Powering Agriculture: An Energy Grand Challenge for Development announced 13 new finalists for the development and...
View ArticleUN Rome-based agencies reveal food security and nutrition targets for...
(Source: FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) Small-scale farmers need to be at the centre of new investments and new partnerships for a hunger-free world. 4 April 2014, Rome...
View ArticleSmith-McCollum Global Food Security Act Passes House (Chris Smith)
(Source: Chris Smith) Smith-McCollum Global Food Security Act Passes House The House of Representatives last night passed bipartisan legislation to address global hunger and help the world's poorest...
View ArticleA Tradition Worth Feeding
This Thanksgiving as I look forward to enjoying a meal with friends and family, I remember a very different meal that I shared years ago with a young girl named Nalini. The year was 1993, and as the...
View ArticleUS President learns from DuPont Innovations in Food and Agriculture in Ethiopia
Company’s collaboration with Ethiopian government, USAID, food companies and smallholder farmers critical to sustainable and inclusive growth Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PRWEB) July 28, 2015 DuPont leaders...
View ArticleUS President Learns from DuPont Innovations in Food and Agriculture in...
(Source: DuPont Pioneer) Company's collaboration with Ethiopian government, USAID, food companies and smallholder farmers critical to sustainable and inclusive growth. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 July,...
View ArticleUSAID Launches Call for Innovations to Support Global Food Security (USAID -...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Gayle Smith announced at USAID's first-ever Ag Innovation Investment...
View Article*UPDATE* Invitation: President Obama Speech and the White House Summit on...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Members of the press are invited to attend and cover the White House Summit on Global Development and President Obama's...
View ArticleStatement by USAID Administrator Gayle Smith on the Passage of the Global...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) 'Today, the United States Congress passed the Global Food Security Act of 2016, marking a historic step toward ending global hunger and...
View ArticleMore than US $30 Billion in Commitment to African Agriculture (AGRA –...
(Source: AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) To request an interview, or for more information, please contact: Waiganjo Njoroge at wnjoroge@agra.org or +254 723 857 270 Saburi Chirimi at...
View ArticleU.S. Government Expands Vision for Global Food Security (USAID - US Agency...
(Source: USAID - US Agency for International Development) WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Gayle Smith announced a new report in Nairobi,...
View ArticleMSU awarded $4.4 million for food security work in Mali (Michigan State...
(Source: Michigan State University) Michigan State University has been awarded $4.4 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development in Mali to strengthen the Feed the Future Innovation Lab...
View ArticleEngel Floor Remarks on Global Food Security (Eliot Engel)
(Source: Eliot Engel) ENGEL FLOOR REMARKS ON GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY - As Delivered - Click Here for Video- WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign...
View ArticleUSAID Inaugurates Seed Inspection Unit in Tamale
By US Embassy, Accra Tamale, GHANA – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) convened to inaugurate a newly constructed seed...
View ArticleNutrition, supplementation during first thousand days of life—from conception...
(Source: Chris Smith) A bipartisan bill to take on global hunger and help the world's most impoverished countries develop better agricultural practices passed the House last night. Sponsored by...
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