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How A Bangladeshi Business Created A Milk Market That Helps Dairy Farmers Weather the Pandemic Published by USAID on Medium, …

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Beekeeping Protects Biodiversity & Offers Alternative Livelihoods for Liberian Women

Harvesting honey is a job traditionally associated with men because they are more able to work the late hours required …

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Webinar Examines How Rural Tourism Can Fuel Development in the COVID-19 Era

ACDI/VOCA celebrated World Environment Day on June 5, 2020, by hosting the webinar “What Is Rural Tourism? Opportunities for Development.” The live event …

ACDI/VOCA Statement of Solidarity with Protests Against Racial Injustice

Over the past two weeks, we have seen broad-based protests in the United States reflecting generations of frustration and anger …

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Five Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19

Published by MarketLinks, June 4, 2020, and by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs, June 1, 2020

Five Market Systems Strategies to Revive Food & Agricultural Systems During COVID-19

COVID-19 is challenging the world to adapt, and, in doing so, creating two distinct problems in our food and agricultural …

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COVID-19 Crisis Spurs Pivot to Virtual Volunteering

USAID initiatives Feed the Future and the volunteer program Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) build food security and strive to end global hunger. Both recognize that these grand goals require energy, resources, …

In Africa, A Drive to End Malnutrition Meets COVID-19

Op-ed by Tina Rosenberg, published by the New York Times, May 28, 2020

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COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact on Women and Girls

Published by Agrilinks, May 26, 2020

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Colombia PAR Receives Extension to Continue Reconciliation Efforts

ACDI/VOCA received a cost extension to continue our work in Colombia under the USAID-funded Program of Alliances for Reconciliation (PAR) …

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Honduras Transforming Market Systems Activity Joins Table to Revive Tourism Industry

Our USAID Honduras Transforming Market Systems (TMS) Activity has joined private- and public-sectors actors to form the National Tourism Table. …

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USDA Project Brews Up Business for Philippine Coffee in COVID-19 Marketplace

This spring, coffee farmers in the Philippines have had their products stored in warehouses all over the country. The farmers …