March 2023
Insights to Combat Food Insecurity Revealed at McGovern-Dole Learning Event
As USDA McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition implementing partners gathered in Washington, D.C. for the annual Comparative International Education Society conference in February, …
March 2023
Peer-to-Peer Learning Event Fosters Dialogue Among Nigerien Communes
Counterpart’s USAID-funded Resilient Governance in Niger activity, also called Jagoranci, organized a peer-to-peer learning event that brought together 15 representatives from communes in Zinder, Tillabéri, …
February 2023
Collaborative Innovation Brings Mung Beans to Senegal
For thousands of years, mung beans have been a staple in Asian diets across the continent, from India, to China to Thailand. Mung beans are …
December 2022
Innovative Technique Produces High-Yield Seedlings Boosting Revenue Of Guatemalan Farmers
Counterpart’s activity through the USDA-funded Food for Progress program led to farmers’ enhanced knowledge and their use of innovative techniques that increased productivity tenfold. The …
November 2022
Tripling Production Through Greenhouse Technology in Guatemala
To increase agricultural productivity and support farmers in western Guatemala, the Food for Progress project PROCAMPO awarded a cash grant to the Nueva Vision Cooperative …
November 2022
Integrated Marine Ecosystem Management in Northern Hispaniola: Sustainable Rice Success
In Montecristi, near Mangroves of Estero Balsa National Park in the Dominican Republic, the Integrated Marine Ecosystems Management in Northern Hispaniola (IMEM) program worked with …
August 2022
Marine Management Program Closing Ceremony Highlights Achievements in Governance and Biodiversity Conservation
After three years of implementation, the Integrated Marine Ecosystem Management in Northern Hispaniola project concludes with presentations on its impact in the northern region of …
April 2020
Tinamit Tolimán Integral: Creating Local Supply Chains of Specialty Coffee in Guatemala
Tinamit Tolimán Integral is one of many agricultural cooperatives participating in the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food for Progress (FFP) 2016 program, implemented …
2018 — 2021
Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Project in Senegal
CHALLENGE In Senegal, the agricultural sector employs approximately 70% of the working population, yet in 2017 its contribution to total GDP was just over 16%. …
2018 — 2022
McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Project in Senegal
CHALLENGE A large portion of Senegalese citizens rely on agriculture and pastoralism for their livelihood. Unfortunately, a persistent drought in 2017 severely impacted crop …