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FAS-Supported Project Helps Pakistani Farmers Reach Modern Markets

NOTE: The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) partners with a variety of non-profit groups, cooperatives and international organizations promote food security and develop agricultural capacity in countries around the world. The following guest blog by...
Communications to Congress

U.S. International Food Assistance Report 2011

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Keeping Kids Fed in Kenyan Schools

By Kate Snipes, Agricultural Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Nairobi On Feb. 21, newly confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert F. Godec visited the Stara Rescue Center, a school and orphanage located in Africa’s largest urban slum of Kibera, Nairobi. He...
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Helping Haiti Recover Three Years Later

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Haiti's Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Thomas Jacques, March 4 to emphasize USDA's ongoing commitment to help the Haitian agricultural sector recover from the...
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FAS Program Helps Provide Qualified Teachers in Malawi

By Kate Snipes, Agricultural Counselor, U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Kenya School children in the rural communities of Malawi will soon have access to more qualified primary school educators, thanks in part to the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) Food...
Communications to Congress

McGovern Dole Food for Education Program - 2011 Report to Congress

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Communications to Congress

Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Pilot Project: Independent Evaluation Report

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Borlaug Fellows Gather in Des Moines for World Food Prize

Last month, hundreds of people from around the world gathered in Des Moines, Iowa, to honor this year’s World Food Prize Laureate, Dr. Daniel Hillel, for his pioneering scientific work in micro-irrigation. His drip technology revolutionized the way...
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U.S. Wheat Helps Feed Children in Bangladesh

Approximately 350,000 school children in Bangladesh now have access to a daily snack after the U.S. government recently donated more than 10,000 metric tons of wheat to the country through the Foreign Agricultural Service’s (FAS) McGovern-Dole Food...
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Fish Trials Help Pakistani Catch Life-Long Skills

An innovative Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)-funded program in Pakistan is not only improving local diets, but is creating jobs, training workers and helping create a thriving aquaculture industry. The American Soybean Association’s (ASA) World...
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Cochran Program Gives Fellow Courage to Succeed

Before Nguyen Thi Chi Linh participated in the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Cochran Fellowship Program in 2004, she was a manager for one of the three largest feed manufacturers in Vietnam. Today, she’s one of the country’s most successful...
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FAS Partners With Nigeria for Food Safety

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is working with the Nigerian government to help the country ensure its exported and imported food stays safe from farm to fork. The training is part of FAS capacity-building efforts that support the African...