United States Agency for International Development
TAP partner
Acronym:
USAID
Type of Organization:
Governmental Or Inter-Governmental Organizations
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The United States Agency for International Development - USAID - is the lead U.S. Government agency that works to end extreme global poverty and enable resilient, democratic societies to realize their potential. U.S. foreign assistance has always had the twofold purpose of furthering America's interests while improving lives in the developing world. USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad.
Areas of activity:
Capacity development
Focus of Capacity Development:
Individual
Organizational
Institutional
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Resources from this Organisation
The Improved Agriculture for Smallholders in Nyanza Province (TASK) Project: Final Project Documentation, October 2003-September 2009
The Improved Agriculture for Smallholders Western Kenya (TASK) is one of five projects in the five-year USAID funded Development Assistance Program (DAP) II referred to as Sustainable Livelihood Security for Vulnerable Households program in Nyanza province. It...
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2010- Link to web resource
Final performance report: cold chain Bangladesh alliance (CCBA)
Cold Chain Bangladesh Alliance (CCBA) was a Global Development Alliance (GDA), USAID’s model for public-private partnerships. It served as a pilot project aiming to establish Bangladesh first integrated cold chain to reduce postharvest losses and deliver high-...
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2016- Link to web resource
Feed the Future: Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation (Africa Lead II) Quarterly Report January-March 2016
Africa Lead—Feed the Future’s Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation Program—supports the advancement of agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African Union Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP). Simultaneously, Africa Lead contributes...
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2016Author(s):
Africa Lead II Team- Link to web resource
Feed the Future: Building Capacity for African Agricultural Transformation (Africa Lead II) Quarterly Report October-December 2015
Africa Lead II is a program dedicated to supporting and advancing agricultural transformation in Africa as proposed by the African Union Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program. Simultaneously, it contributes to USAID’s Feed the Future goals of...
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2016Author(s):
Africa Lead II Team- Link to web resource
Rwanda: women's leadership program in agriculture
From November 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015, Michigan State University subcontracted Washington State University together with the University of Rwanda (UR) in order to deliver a gender sensitive Masters of Science in Agribusiness program at UR. The project had three specific objectives, to...
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2015Author(s):
Neisler G.Ngabitsinze J. C.- Link to web resource
Building agribusiness capacity in East Timor (BACET): CA# 486-A-00-06-00011-00 -- quarterly report, January-March 2008
The Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) project is designed to create a sustainable educational training program that will produce 150 entry-level agricultural extension specialists, agribusiness managers and/or entrepreneurs.
During the first quarter of 2008, the BACET...
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2008Author(s):
Brenes R.Baber Z.- Link to web resource
Workshop report: Bureau for Food Security's scaling agricultural innovations workshop
The Scaling Agricultural Innovations Workshop gathered scaling experts from a range of organizations and agriculture sectors to share their experiences and ideas on the findings and lessons learned from five case studies (hybrid maize in Zambia, irrigated rice in Senegal, Purdue Improved Crop...
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2016- Link to web resource
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET): Quarterly Report, October 1-December 31, 2009
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) directly contributes to USAID/Timor-Leste’s agriculture and workforce development strategies for economic growth. Though categorized as a capacity building and workforce development activity, many of the key...
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2010- Link to web resource
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET): Quarterly Report, July 01-September 30, 2010
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) directly contributes to USAID/Timor-Leste’s agriculture and workforce development strategies for economic growth. Though categorized as a capacity building and workforce development activity, many of the key...
Topic(s):
Publication year:
2010- Link to web resource
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET): Quarterly Report, April 1-June 30, 2010
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) directly contributes to USAID/Timor-Leste’s agriculture and workforce development strategies for economic growth. Though categorized as a capacity building and workforce development activity, many of the key...
Topic(s):
Publication year:
2010- Link to web resource
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET): Quarterly Report, January 1-March 31, 2010
Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) directly contributes to USAID/Timor-Leste’s agriculture and workforce development strategies for economic growth. Though categorized as a capacity building and workforce development activity, many of the key...
Topic(s):
Publication year:
2010- Link to web resource
Building agribusiness capacity in East Timor (BACET)
The USAID Building Agribusiness Capacity in East Timor (BACET) program was extended for three additional years in September 2008. Land O’Lakes gathered feedback from the Ministry of Agriculture, USAID, teachers and...
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2009Author(s):
Parr M.- Link to web resource