Tag: CNFA
Carbon Sequestration – Gaining Ground
Global: The importance of conservation agriculture techniques in building soil health and sequestering carbon.
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CNFA & Partners Announce New Steps to Cultivate Quality Cocoa in Cote d’Ivoire
Africa & Middle East: New joint initiative seeks to improve the efficiency of the cocoa value chain in Côte d’Ivoire, promising better market links and incomes for farmers.
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Fueling Economic Growth and Stability by Creating Opportunities for Youth in Agriculture
Global: The world’s youth population is steadily rising. 2.3 billion people—a third of the world’s population—are between the ages of 15 and 34.
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#FillTheGap! Women in Burkina Faso warrant greater credit
Africa & Middle East: Fatima Nadinga was among those who had been typically blocked from crucial credit until a USAID-funded project implemented by non-profit CNFA trained women in the “warrantage” credit mechanism.
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International Women’s Day: Eight Women Who Have Filled the Gender Gap in Agriculture
Africa & Middle East: Oumou Camara blogs for Next Billion, sharing the stories of eight extraordinary women that have succeeded in bridging the gender gap in agriculture.
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Behind the Success of the USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Approach
Africa & Middle East: CEO of CNFA champions a volunteers scheme taking American agricultural expertise around the world, improving productivity, sustainability and food security.
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10 Ways Agriculture is Improving Lives in Asia
Asia: We take a trip to Asia to learn about the innovative projects Farming First supporters are working on all over the continent to improve food security and farmers’ lives.
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Let Communities Take the Reins on Building Resilience
Global: VP of Program Development at CNFA explains how Farm Service Centers are contributing to resilient food systems - the topic of this week's #SDG2countdown.
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Alexis Ellicott: Bringing Gender Parity to the Agricultural Inputs Sector
Asia: CNFA Chief of Party on the USAID/Agro-Inputs Project tells Farming First how women are being empowered to enter into the male-dominated sector.
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Private Sector Drivers for Sustainable Growth in Agriculture
Asia: Vice President of Programs at CNFA highlights the ways the private sector can catalyse sustainable agriculture and tackle global food security issues.
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Input Supply & Farm Service Centers in Ethiopia
Africa & Middle East: 30, 000 Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia have increased access to the inputs they need. Minda Ayalew, a farmer and customer of the new Bishoftu Farm Service Center became a farmer 5 years ago. He soon realized he needed different types of high quality seeds, fertilizers and other inputs to be a successful vegetable farmer but […]
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