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:
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Resources from this Organisation
Women’s empowerment in agriculture study- Feed the future Senegal–Naatal Mbay
In 2016 and 2017, the Feed the Future Senegal Naatal Mbay project, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), conducted a study on women’s empowerment in agriculture to determine the level of empowerment among participating households and to identify the main...
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2018Author(s):
USAID- Upload file
Performance Evaluation Report Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Assets and Market Access (AMA IL)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded the Assets and Market Access Innovation Lab (AMA IL) to advance knowledge and understanding of development approaches and technologies in order to increase rural households’ ability to acquire, protect, and effectively utilize...
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2018Author(s):
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Climate Adaptation & Resilience For Food & Water Security
Climate change is threatening development gains and intensifying global inequities—putting peace and important gains in human well-being at risk.
The climate crisis affects every sector and geography, yet its impacts are not felt equally. People in developing countries are more vulnerable...
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2022Author(s):
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The Agricultural Innovation System in the Context of the 2020 Pandemic
A worthy agricultural innovation system (AIS) is one that that helps an agricultural sector be productive, sustainable and resilient and facilitates reduction in poverty and malnutrition. How can an AIS be made resilient in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is a question pondered in this note...
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2020Author(s):
Pray C.Anderson J.Ledermann S.Nagarajan L.- Upload file
Feed the Future Mozambique Agricultural Innovations Activity (FTF Inova)
The Feed the Future Mozambique Agricultural Innovations Activity (FTF Inova) made good progress on its interventions during quarter (Q) 2 of fiscal year (FY) 2019, facilitating the introduction and adaptation of a number of innovations with an increasing portfolio of partners. Testing of...
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2019Author(s):
USAID- Upload file
Agricultural Innovation Program Final Evaluation
The Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Pakistan, aims to increase agricultural productivity and the income of farmers in four sectors (cereals, livestock, vegetables, and horticulture) by increasing the use of modern...
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2018Author(s):
USAID- Upload file
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): 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...
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2010- Link to web resource