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USAID in the News

Posted by  on Saturday, May 11th 2013     
Irrigation

A review of USAID’s top news highlights for week of May 6, 2013. Read more >>

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Feeding Africa’s Future

Posted by  on Thursday, May 9th 2013     
A farmer picks coffee beans in Nyeri. Photo credit: REUTERS/Stringer

Across the continent, African nations are taking concrete steps to make agricultural development a priority, lifting families out of poverty and increasing their participation in the global economy. Read more >>

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Germany’s Renewed Support: Another Leap Forward for the Global Fund

Posted by  on Wednesday, January 30th 2013     
Alongside the Global Fund’s new Executive Director Mark Dybul and Bill Gates, German Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development Dirk Niebel announces Germany’s EUR 1 billion commitment to the Global Fund at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. Photo credit: The Global Fund

USAID, through PEPFAR, and alongside many donor countries such as Germany, has been a strong supporter of the Global Fund to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Read more >>

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Feed the Future launches Comprehensive Approach to engaging the Private Sector

Posted by  on Friday, January 28th 2011     

By:  Tjada McKenna,Director, Private Sector and Innovation Office, Bureau for Food Security At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Administrator Shah proudly announced USAID’s support for the WEF’s New Vision for Agriculture initiative. This initiative is led by 17 global companies, including Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Coca-Cola, DuPont, General Mills, Kraft Foods, Monsanto, [...]

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