Feed the Future

In response to the ongoing soil health challenges in Uganda, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR and Uganda's National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) launched a survey to understand differences in soil health among various plots of land. Findings will inform the 10-year African Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan to #EndHunger. Read more: https://ow.ly/vgnB50UsZbN

The USDA launched an interactive tool to view trends in greenhouse gas emissions within agriculture and forestry sectors. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eyfZCiWc

Save the date for #FeedtheFuture’s Legume Systems Research Innovation Lab's Global Convening 2025 happening February 24- 27 in Lusaka, Zambia! The event will bring together global bean experts working in East, West and Southern Africa as well as Central America. https://lnkd.in/e8PmdHtU

According to the United Nations, one in five Africans faced hunger in 2023, and the number of Africans facing acute food insecurity and malnutrition continues to rise. To combat this, the U.S., through USAID and USDA, announced $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to #EndHunger in Africa. Read more: https://ow.ly/6asR50UsP9b

Tune in to the latest USAID Food Loss and Waste podcast featuring Marie Bucko, the 2024 National Chair of Feds Feed Famiiles, a food drive that encourages federal department and agency employees to give in-kind contributions. Learn about the 2024 campaign: https://ow.ly/ktOq50Uszbt Agrilinks

Biodiversity loss disproportionately affects the 🌏’s most marginalized populations. USAID’s 2024 Biodiversity Policy fosters the leadership of Indigenous Peoples & local communities in biodiversity conservation and engages them as agents of positive change. Learn more: https://ow.ly/b1mm50UtHX8

International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) Success Story: Through a collaboration between HortiNigeria Program and Indorama Eleme Fertilizers and Chemical Limited, 60 Nigerian female farmers are gaining access to critical insights that can improve their farming practices and productivity. “Before this, we just guessed what our soil needed. Now, I know exactly what to do,” states Ramlat Umar, a farmer from Kumbotso. Learn more about the impact of this work: https://ow.ly/1PTc50Usyv9

In Guatemala, extreme weather threatens agriculture and #FoodSecurity. The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticultureis developing solutions like floating structures, row covers, and net houses to protect crops at risk from rising temperatures and pests. Learn more: https://ow.ly/s8NY50UsxCz

Cowpea is a vital food source for farmers dealing with unpredictable weather. To further boost its resilience, plant breeders in Africa are collaborating with #FeedtheFuture’s Innovation Lab fpr Crop Improvement to develop high-yield, drought-tolerant, and nutritious cowpea varieties. https://ow.ly/I1Zh50UseqP

Kentaste, an African coconut producer, is unlocking coconut's potential with value-added items like coconut oil, desiccated coconut, cream, flour, and milk, demonstrating to farmers their crops can be transformed in different ways. Read more on Agrilinks: https://ow.ly/MaRp50Use8e