Legume Innovation Lab Director Irvin Widders Honored with 2015 Ralph Smuckler Award
The Legume Innovation Lab Director Irvin Widders has been named the recipient of the 2015 Ralph Smuckler Award for Advancing International Studies and Programs at Michigan State University (MSU). Widders’s commitment to helping smallholder farmers (many of whom are women) […]
Virginia Tech awarded $18 million to implement integrated pest management program in developing countries
Virginia Tech has won a new $18 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a research program that will work to raise the standard of living of people around the world through environmentally sound agricultural […]
Virginia Tech awarded $18 million to implement integrated pest management program in developing countries
Virginia Tech has won a new $18 million, five-year grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for a research program that will work to raise the standard of living of people around the world through environmentally sound agricultural […]
Sustainable Intensification Innovation Lab Call for Concept Notes: Appropriate-Scale Mechanization Consortium
The USAID Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sustainable Intensification at Kansas State University invites the submission of concept notes from US universities relative to an opportunity to compete to lead the Appropriate-Scale Mechanization Consortium as part […]
Legume Scholars Program Launched, Submissions Due By December 19, 2014
By 2050 the world will need to feed two billion additional people. A challenge this serious requires the best and brightest ideas in agricultural science. Want to help feed the future? Consider applying for a Graduate Fellowship from the Legume […]
BIFAD and USAID AgExchange on HICD, November 18-20, 2014
BIFAD and USAID AgExchange on HICD Feeding the World in 2050: How Human and Institutional Capacity Development Can Support Agricultural Innovation Systems November 18-20, 2014The Board for International Food and Agricultural Development (BIFAD) and USAID with support from the Association […]
East African Pastoralism: Results from 13 studies sponsored by the Livestock Innovation Lab
Join the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change to learn about the results of 13 studies the Livestock Innovation Lab has supported in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. You can find complete details about the agenda […]
Robert Bertram Named New Chief Scientist in USAID’s Bureau for Food Security
Dr. Robert Bertram, an agriculture expert with nearly 30 years of experience at USAID, has been named Chief Scientist in USAID’s Bureau for Food Security. Bertram will serve as a key adviser on a range of technical and program issues […]
Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab Announces
Selected Projects
Project funding through the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet has been announced. The projects will contribute to improving food security, household resilience and private sector growth in Ethiopia, Senegal and Niger through the […]
Nutrition-Africa Innovation Lab Associate Director Wins Prestigious Agriculture and Applied Economics Association Award
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Nutrition – Africa Associate Director William Masters and co-author IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Margaret McMillan recently won the prestigious 2014 Agriculture and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) “Publication of Enduring Quality” award for […]
