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New Digital Solution Supports Smallholder Farmers and Savings Groups to Access Finance

Access to finance is one of the major barriers to increasing agricultural productivity for smallholder farmers in Rwanda. Bank branches are often located far from farmers’ homes, making it difficult...

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Over 50,000 Rice and Maize Farmers to Benefit from Thrive Agric’s Enhanced Access to Finance

Sustainable growth of the agriculture sector in Nigeria has been identified as a key element of the Government of Nigeria’s plans for eradicating poverty and hunger, while developing a more...

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CNFA Selected to Partner in Global Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Project

Part of the consortium selected by USAID to implement ELEVATE Nutrition Washington, D.C.— Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA) is part of the consortium that will implement Enhancing Local Efforts...

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Women-Run Literacy Center Provides Skills for Entrepreneurs in Karazomé, Maradi

The Karazomé Literacy Center was founded in 2021 by 40 women from Maradi, Niger, to improve the literacy and numeracy skills of women entrepreneurs in the region. The co-founders, who...

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ELEVATE Nutrition

Overview The Enhancing Local Efforts for Vital, Transformative, and Evidence-Based Nutrition (ELEVATE Nutrition) Activity is a five-year cooperative agreement funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and...

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Youth Engagement in Agriculture Improves Access to Digital Technology and Extension in Rwanda

In Rwanda, only 3.18 million out of 7.75 million individuals of working-age are employed, and the number has declined by more than 13 percent since August 2020. The agriculture sector...

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Rehabilitated facilities bring improved water and sanitation to Madlambudzi clinic

The Health Center Committee for Madlambuzi clinic Zimbabwe boasts a well-connected system of rural health clinics run by the Ministry of Health and Child Care that provide services such as...

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Cowpea Demonstrations Promote Adaptable and Sustainable Agricultural Practices, Bringing Greater Yields and Increasing Revenue

To sustainably improve cowpea productivity and the incomes of producers, the Feed the Future-funded USAID Yidgiri Activity established demonstration plots throughout the agricultural season and hosted field visits to showcase...

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Feed the Future Nigeria Agribusiness Investment Activity Supports Social Enterprise to Increase Rice and Soybean Production for 500 Smallholder Farmers

Farm on Wheels is a social enterprise that works with smallholder farmers in hard-to-reach rural communities of Niger State, Nigeria. The enterprise provides agricultural input credits to smallholder farmers in...

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