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ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Shares Orchard Management Best Practices in Tajikistan
Alisher Dehkan Farm in Tajikistan’s Khatlon Province has been producing apples, plums, bing cherry, pears, peaches, apricots, and almonds since …
Feed the Future Helps World Feed Itself
Since 1990, the number of hungry people in the world has been cut in half. Since 2009, Feed the Future …
Coffee Traceability System Launched in Ethiopia
Ethiopian coffee growers will now be able to meet demand for high-quality specialty coffee thanks to a new traceability system …
Colombia ACIP Program Debuts Augmented Reality App
The USAID Afro-Colombian Indigenous Program (ACIP) launched an interactive augmented reality app to complement and transcend its traditional briefing materials …
Kyrgyzstan’s Bai Tushum Bank Turns 15
With USDA Food For Progress funding, ACDI/VOCA merged three credit cooperatives to establish the nonprofit financial fund Bai Tushum in …
Zambia PROFIT+-Facilitated Savings Group Empowers Women Entrepreneurs
Agnes Mwale, a 65-year-old Ngoni tribal woman, retired early in 1983. After working at a rural clinic, she decided to …
ACDI/VOCA Partners with Global Good to Scale Agricultural, Water, and Health Technologies
ACDI/VOCA CEO Bill Polidoro signed an MOU with Global Good’s head Maurizio Vecchione in Washington, D.C., this morning to establish …
ATONU Launch Highlights Need for Optimizing Agriculture to Improve Nutrition
The ATONU: Improving Nutrition Outcomes through Optimized Agricultural Investments initiative kicks off at the Africa Day for Food and Nutrition …
Ghana ADVANCE Helps Farmers Counter Climate Change
All agriculture depends on specific climate conditions. Serious climatic changes adversely affect farming practices, crop growth, and product quality. Smallholder …
ACIP Collaborates with Colombian Chef to Publish Cookbook Featuring Ancestral Cuisine
Over the past two years, ACDI/VOCA’s Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Program partnered with renowned Colombian Chef Leonor Espinosa to bring “gastronomic …
Partnership for Gender Equity Examines Gender Equality in Coffee Value Chain
The Coffee Quality Institute’s Partnership for Gender Equity (PGE), of which ACDI/VOCA is a founding partner, released “The Way Forward: …
Scaling Up Private-Sector Investment in Value Chains in Ghana
The USAID ADVANCE project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA, supports the scaling up of private-sector investment and involvement in the maize, rice, …
