Managing risk and facilitating market opportunities to improve rural livelihoods Economic growth in developing countries reduces extreme poverty, increases peoples’ security, improves health care, and literacy. Achieving broad-based economic growth, however, particularly for smallholders with limited income and technical knowledge, […]

Managing natural resources through sustainable agricultural development Natural resources face ever increasing pressure related to global population growth, urbanization, energy consumption, and food production.  Conventional agricultural practices frequently contribute to soil erosion, water pollution from runoff, high fossil fuel consumption, […]

Harnessing agricultural development to combat and prevent malnutrition An estimated one billion people in the developing world live in chronic hunger. Childhood malnutrition is an underlying cause of death in 35 percent of all deaths of children under five.  Women […]

Research, training, and outreach to strengthen the pulse sector in developing countries Pulses are edible legumes (such as beans, cowpeas, chickpeas, lima beans, and pigeon peas). They are staple foods in developing countries that are nutrient dense and nutritionally complete. […]

Fishing for food and financial security World demand for fish as food has tripled since 1990, leading to overfishing in oceans, lakes, and rivers, threatening the availability of this important source of protein. Yet populations in developing countries, especially those […]

Improving livelihoods through grain value-chain development Sorghum, millet, and other similar grains are versatile crops that can be grown in various agro-ecosystems, used as building material or mulch, are dependable at harvest, and efficiently use water and nutrients. Increasing concerns […]

The Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Collaborative Research are multi-disciplinary research and training programs that seek innovative solutions to food security, health, agricultural growth, trade expansion and sustainable use of natural resources in the developing world. The Innovation Labs […]

A unique partnership between U.S. universities, developing country institutions, and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Feed the Future Innovation Labs for Collaborative Research and Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs) address issues of hunger and poverty through science […]