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ACDI/VOCA Proud to Implement USDA Food for Progress Project in Ethiopia
FEED II Increases Livestock and Poultry Production to Improve Food Security Some 795 million people, 11 percent of the world’s …

ACDI/VOCA Celebrates International Youth Day as Youth Population Nears Two Billion
Jamaica Ja REEACH II Project Provides Example of Effective Youth Engagement The United Nations designated August 12 International Youth Day …

ACDI/VOCA Names New CFO
PRESS RELEASE CONTACT Meg Weaver Technical Communications Director ACDI/VOCA T: +1 202 469 6064 mweaver@acdivoca.org WASHINGTON, D.C., July 28, 2016 …

Philippines MinPACT Project Supports International Coconut Conference
CocoLink 2016 Addresses Challenges and Opportunities of Coconut Value Chain CocoLink 2016, the annual International Coconut Conference, is taking place …

Private-Sector Partnerships Boost Zambian Farmers’ Profits
PROFIT+ Participants Trade on Commodities Exchange, Benefit from Warehouse Receipt System ACDI/VOCA implements the USAID-funded Production, Finance, and Improved Technology …

Impact Investing Report Includes ACDI/VOCA Ethiopia Case Study
ACDI/VOCA AND OTHER INGOS PURSUE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH MARKET-DRIVEN MEANS The INGO Impact Investing Network, of which ACDI/VOCA is an …

Monitoring & Evaluation Staff Gather in Ghana for Learning Workshop
EVENT ENCOURAGES CROSS POLLINATION OF IDEAS AND HIGHLIGHTS VALUE OF M&E Thirty-five ACDI/VOCA Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) staffers from 14 …

Supporting Food Security and Ebola Recovery in Liberia
The Liberian Agricultural Upgrading, Nutrition, and Child Health (LAUNCH) project, a Title II, Multi Year Assistance Program (MYAP), concludes this …

Pope Francis Addresses World Food Programme and Encourages Fight Toward Zero Hunger
Pope Francis addressed the 2016 annual meeting of the United Nations’ World Food Programme today in Rome. He urged the …

Kenya REGAL-AG Project Encourages Entrepreneurship and Business Development
The Feed the Future Resilience and Economic Growth in the Arid Lands—Accelerated Growth (REGAL-AG) project has been busy of late opening livestock markets …

Tanzania NAFAKA Seed Specialist Wins ACDI/VOCA Photo Contest
After a month of frenzied online voting, we have a winner in ACDI/VOCA’s annual photo contest, organized by the HQ …

Chocolove Founder Reflects on Formative Farmer-To-Farmer Volunteer Service
Chocolatier Timothy Moley, founder and owner of sustainably sourced chocolate company Chocolove, completed nine USAID Farmer-to-Farmer volunteer assignments. His volunteerism …