Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risks, and Resilience — Key Learnings
Agriculture, Resilience, Market, Technology Cate Urban Agriculture, Resilience, Market, Technology Cate Urban

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risks, and Resilience — Key Learnings

This report describes the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk & Resilience (MRR)’s contributions to (economic) knowledge surrounding small-scale agricultural households in developing countries. MRR research has deepened knowledge around entrenched development challenges and promising innovations for risk management and uptake of productivity-enhancing agricultural technologies.

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USAID's Women, Peace, and Security Implementation Plan 2024
Gender Cate Urban Gender Cate Urban

USAID's Women, Peace, and Security Implementation Plan 2024

As outlined in the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017, women and girls are disproportionately impacted by conflict. The status of women and the stability of nations are inextricably linked - higher levels of gender equality make countries more prosperous, secure, and democratic;3 and peace agreements are 35% more likely to last 15 years or more when women meaningfully participate4 in peace processes. Thus, the WPS Agenda is critical to USAID’s development efforts.

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USAID Accelerating Resilience and Transformation Activity — Bangladesh

USAID Accelerating Resilience and Transformation Activity — Bangladesh

USAID Accelerating Resilience and Transformation Activity aims to transform key systems in Bangladesh’s agriculture, energy, and disaster risk management sectors and shift market signals that result in climate resilient, net-zero outcomes. This approach is centered on principles of gender equality, social inclusion of historically marginalized groups and the self-empowerment of women and youth, all of which are critical to achieving sustainable low carbon and climate-resilient development. Localized activities will be designed and implemented in partnership with Bangladeshi civil society and the private sector and include the use of strategic grants to catalyze locally led change, build capacity, and amplify impact.

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Phase I Final Report June 25, 2019 – June 24, 2024: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety
Agriculture, Gender Cate Urban Agriculture, Gender Cate Urban

Phase I Final Report June 25, 2019 – June 24, 2024: Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety

This report presents progress over the first five-year phase of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety (June 25, 2019 – June 24, 2024). The Food Safety Innovation Lab (FSIL), managed by Purdue and Cornell Universities, has leveraged global food safety expertise in locally-led projects that address the root causes of foodborne illness. Phase I FSIL projects were designed to create systemic change to strengthen household and community nutrition, food security, and economic opportunity by identifying food safety knowledge gaps, supporting data-driven food safety practices and policies, and strengthening local food safety capacity.

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USAID Digital Strategy & Factsheet 2024-2034
Technology Cate Urban Technology Cate Urban

USAID Digital Strategy & Factsheet 2024-2034

As USAID looks to the next ten years and beyond, this Digital Policy+ will guide our efforts to innovate thoughtfully, enhance responsibility and accountability, generate reliable and usable evidence, and launch dynamic partnerships that support security, human rights, and economic prosperity for people everywhere.

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Workplace Innovation: Okeba’s Return on Investment in Childcare
Cate Urban Cate Urban

Workplace Innovation: Okeba’s Return on Investment in Childcare

This case study focuses on Okeba in Uganda. It examines how providing onsite childcare helped create a women-inclusive workplace while delivering financial returns for the SME. Comparing the original business model (without childcare services) to this women-centric approach shows how the latter reduces labor costs while increasing profitability for Okeba.

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Integrating Conflict Sensitivity into Food Security Programs
Agriculture Cate Urban Agriculture Cate Urban

Integrating Conflict Sensitivity into Food Security Programs

This brief assesses prevailing practices, successes, challenges, lessons learned, and recommendations around integrating conflict sensitivity into food security programs. Ultimately, conflict sensitivity is not only about managing and mitigating risk, but also about seeking opportunities to promote peace. In this respect, this learning brief can contribute to USAID’s calls for greater coherence in humanitarian, development, and peace programming by supporting aid actors to “champion conflict integration and opportunities for enabling or building peace where possible.”

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Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II Activity Final Evaluation Report

Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II Activity Final Evaluation Report

This report presents the findings from the final evaluation of the Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II activity (Harvest II) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and operating from 2017-2022. The approach taken by Harvest II represented a shift in emphasis from previous USAID-funded activities that offered support to agricultural production, moving intentionally towards a demand-driven, market systems development approach. The evaluation team was asked to assess the extent and nature of system change that resulted from the activity, and how farms and firms benefited. The team also assessed whether and how the project contributed to resilience, climate change mitigation, and environmental stewardship.

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Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Rwanda
Gender, Health, Education Cate Urban Gender, Health, Education Cate Urban

Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Rwanda

Rwanda is recognized as a leader in gender equality and women’s empowerment. Women hold positions making up 61 percent of the Rwandan Parliament, and 50 percent of the President’s cabinet. While these efforts are so important, challenges still remain, specifically when it comes to achieving socio-economic equality and cultural change at the community level.

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Climate Strategy Year 1 Review
Climate Change Cate Urban Climate Change Cate Urban

Climate Strategy Year 1 Review

Over the past year, USAID has launched a wide variety of initiatives, partnerships, and internal and interagency processes to implement the Strategy and set the foundation for achieving the goals over the eight years of the Strategy timeline.

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