ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Empowers Woman Kyrgyz Entrepreneur to Expand Food Product Business
The small town of Aravan, tucked into Kyrgyzstan's remote Fergana Valley, rarely sees visitors. Its 27,000 residents face bleak economic …
Comparative Dryer Performance Testing: Artisan vs. Formal Fabricators
Agribusiness Systems International (ASI) contracted Catapult Design to research, design and field test a new maize drying technology suitable for …
ACDI/VOCA F2F Volunteer Helps Ghana Farmers’ Group Build Capacity to Increase Incomes
In central Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region, the Busunya Cashew Farmers’ Group exemplifies how capacity development can positively impact farming communities. …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Key Findings to Date from Storage, Drying, and Commercialization Efforts
This graphic details the key findings of AflaSTOP as of September, 2015. It covers storage, drying and commercialization tensions.
Storage and Drying for Aflatoxin Prevention
As part of USAID Feed the Future’s special focus on aflatoxin, the Agrlinks Initiative sat down with the AflaSTOP Chief …
Industrial Chickpea Processor Boosts Quality to Reach Markets
In partnership with Agro Prom International, an Ethiopian food processor and exporter, ACDI/VOCA’s AGP-AMDe project officially inaugurated a new industrial …
Embracing CLA to Drive Technology Adoption in Kenya: AflaSTOP’s Experience
Read AflaSTOP’s winning submission for USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation (CLA) Case Competition. Using the experience with the grain dryer …
