Brian King is currently the chief of party for USAID’s Agriculture and Rural Empowerment Activity (ARE) in Lebanon. He is an senior international development professional with more than 18 years of experience leading economic growth programming…
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Patrick Rader is a principal advisor to the Europe and Eurasia region. Previously, he led the USAID Agriculture and Rural Development Program for Ukraine, the Feed the Future Commodity Production and Marketing Activity in Uganda, and…
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An early warning system that provides timely data and evidence-based analysis helps the international community identify and respond to populations that lack access to safe and nutritious food.
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Smallholder farmers produce about 80 percent of food in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Don't they deserve a voice in policy development?
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How can humanitarians deliver food aid to South Sudan's Unity State with limited population data? FEWS NET is turning to thousands of users on crowdsourcing platform Tomnod.
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Urban food consumption may be a $1 trillion market opportunity by 2030. How can local entrepreneurs meet the needs of these consumers?
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At the Cracking the Nut Conference in Thailand, our agriculture and food security experts explore innovative solutions to address urban food system challenges.
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Chris Hillbruner discusses the causes of crises in South Sudan and other countries, and how governments make difficult decisions about emergency food assistance.
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USAID’s Maximizing Agricultural Revenue and Key Enterprises in Targeted Sites worked with Nigerian NGOs to help more than 900 women increase their income and improve child nutrition.
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How do you transform agriculture in a country the size of Nigeria? A pioneering USAID project is paving the way with a private sector approach.
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