Senior Vice President Philip DeCosse represented Chemonics at Center for Strategic and International Studies’ event launching report on food and nutrition security in Nigeria.
News Story
While Ghana’s agriculture sector has enormous potential, the modernization of farming requires policies and programs that support effective and efficient functioning of production systems and agricultural markets. To address these challenges, USAID launched the Feed the Future Agriculture Policy Support Project.
Resource - Project Report
Laura Glaeser
Chief of Party, USAID Famine Early Warning Systems Network 7
Laura Glaeser currently serves as the chief of party for the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) team. She is a food security, early warning, and livelihoods analysis expert with nearly 20 years of experience…
Person - Specialist
When supplied with the high-quality, low-cost technologies and skills needed to align with market specifications, Nigerian smallholder farmers can increase their incomes and improve homes, health, and livelihoods.
Video
From incorporating women effectively to choosing the right time to introduce mechanization, Harvey Schartup shares advice from the USAID MARKETS II project in Nigeria.
Blog Post
Peace and stability expert Michele Piercey offers three approaches to respond to food security emergencies in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen.
Blog Post
Maria Olanda Bata is a former Chief of Party.
Person - Contributor
Brian King
Chief of Party, Lebanon Agriculture and Rural Empowerment (ARE) Activity
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…
Person - Specialist
Afghanistan is working to strengthen the agriculture sector in western provinces, where a significant portion of the population relies on farming and agribusinesses.
Project Page
Patrick Rader
Principal Advisor, Europe and Eurasia Region
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…
Person - Specialist
More than five decades of conflict and negligible government influence in rural Colombia have forced its people to grapple with poverty, violence, and a weak economy.
Project Page
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.
Project Page