Balancing the Systems: Making Food and Market Systems Work for Nutrition
If you work in international development, you have probably heard a lot about food systems lately. The buzz about food …
Data 101 Part 2: Quality
If you missed the first post in the Data Digest series, I recommend you start here, with the beginning of …
ViM Project Introduces Rice to Fight Hunger in Burkina Faso
Fati Kiéma, a mother of six children, lives in the village of Goenega in Burkina Faso. Like many women in …
Boosting India’s Mint Supply with Mars Wrigley
Ana Bilik (left), of Agribusiness Systems International, and Kim Frankovich, of Mars Wrigley Confectionary, at the Shubh Mint launch event …
Data 101 Part 1: Management
Data management can be tough, especially for those who are less numbers-oriented. I’ve been working with data for 15 years, …
ACDI/VOCA’s Data Platform Streamlines Project Management
Data science is changing business around the world. Can it also transform development? ACDI/VOCA is developing a technology stack, or …
Liberian Farmer Learns Agroforestry Techniques from FIFES Project
Ma Rebecca Giahdyuway, a 47-year-old mother of 10 and member of the Ahnawon Farmers’ Group in the Matro Community Forest …
FEED Enhancement for Ethiopian Development Brochure
The Feed Enhancement for Ethiopian Development (FEED) project works to increase the incomes of smallholder farmers by improving their access …
USAID Ghana ADVANCE Wins Digital Development Award for Smartcard Use
On September 28, the Feed the Future Ghana Agricultural Development and Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) project, implemented by ACDI/VOCA in …
Planting Trees: An Investment in the Environment Improves Food Security and Nutrition
Growing up in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, I am admittedly a bit of a tree hugger. …
Launch of Alliance Agriculture in Nigeria Adds Private Sector to Irrigation Project
On August 9, in Abuja, Nigeria, ACDI/VOCA launched its newest initiative: Alliance Agriculture, a private-sector-led partnership to pilot an integrated …
