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Promoting US national interests through supporting agricultural development in Africa

Published on June 2, 2017
Thomas Jayne's testimonial at the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture, regarding The Next Farm Bill: The Future of International Food Aid and Agricultural Development.
Feeding on Farm Fish

Published on June 1, 2017
Aquaculture sector is fast developing in Myanmar and South East Asia. What are the nutritional differences between farm fish and wild fish? It's about micronutrients. An FSP blog on Agrilinks.
How Cities Reshape Food Systems

Published on May 23, 2017
The explosive growth of cities and the rapid emergence of an urban middle class are driving changes in food production and consumption in developing countries: A new book chapter by FSP team.
Webinar: The Rise of Medium-scale Farms in Africa

Published on May 23, 2017
Watch T. Jayne's CGIAR webinar highlighting the causes and consequences of changing farm size distributions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Aquaculture in Myanmar: A survey

Published on May 15, 2017
Fish farming plays an increasingly important role in Myanmar fish supply. This survey results provide a comprehensive ‘benchmark’ of the characteristics of inland aquaculture and provides policy recommendations.
More and Better Jobs for Youth in Agrifood System

Published on May 12, 2017
VIDEO: By 2050, it is estimated that 864 million people in Africa will live in cities, and 10 million young people will join the labor market every year. What implications? Can the agrifood sector development be the solution?
Initial Steps in Implementation of the Malawi Land Laws: Implications for Commercial Agriculture

Published on May 10, 2017
SYMPOSIUM - May 10, 2017, Lilongwe, Malawi. This event provided a dialogue on the newly adopted Land Laws and what they entail for agriculture development in Malawi.
FSP Rwanda Coffee Research in Feed the Future Agrilinks

Published on May 1, 2017
FSP AGLC team studies the cost of production of coffee and its implications for farmers.
Driving Change in Nutrition Policy Requires the Confluence of a Number of Key Elements

Published on May 1, 2017
Improving nutrition requires multi-sectoral national policies and programs: The case of iodised salt in Africa.
Socialization and Capacity Building Workshops for Local Government Authorities, Tanzania

Published on April 24, 2017
A series of workshops to inform Local Government Authorities on the Agricultural Sector Development Program (ASDP 2). The next one is in Morogoro, Tanzania, April 24–29, 2017.