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Global Dialogue on Rights to Land, Resources Advancing Rapidly

Posted by  on Thursday, April 4th 2013     
Two women in the village of Abeye, Ethiopia obtained land certificates through a USAID program. By establishing rights to the land they occupy, they were able to make investments to increase their food production. Photo by Anthony Piaskowy,USAID

Property rights are central and vitally important to global development. Read more >>

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Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Morrill Act

Posted by  on Tuesday, June 26th 2012     

Today we celebrate the visionary leadership of President Abraham Lincoln in signing the Morrill Act 150 years ago.  Even as our nation prepared to enter one of the most brutal and challenging periods of its existence, President Lincoln demonstrated a powerful understanding that America’s success would depend on investment in the agricultural development of its [...]

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