Content related to The Millennium Challenge Account
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Thriving at the G8 Summit
In May, the G8 countries will meet at Camp David and agriculture in the developing world is expected to be a big focus. MORE
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Agriculture
Growth in agriculture is twice as effective in reducing poverty as growth in other sectors. MORE
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ONE Launches Thrive: Campaigners Across the World Will Sow the Seeds of Change
New report from ONE shows agriculture plans could lift 50 million people out of poverty; Nutrition package could save 15 million children from stunting MORE
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Food. Farming. Future: Breaking the Cycle of Malnutrition and Poverty
50 million people could be locked in extreme poverty and 15 million children could remain chronically malnourished unless world leaders take urgent action to break the cycle of poverty and hunger. MORE
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One Acre Fund
One Acre Fund is an agriculture organization that helps smallholder farmers become more prosperous. Its complete service model includes farm inputs, financing, training, and market facilitation. As of November 2011, it serves over 75,000 smallholder farmers in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi. MORE
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Fight the Famine, Feed the Future
Programs like Feed the Future can help end famine for good. MORE
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Fact sheet: What is Feed the Future?
The U.S. Feed the Future initiative is a groundbreaking strategy to make smart investments in farming, infrastructure, and training. MORE
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Breaking the cycle of crisis and boosting growth through African agriculture: A call to the U.S. Government for urgent action
Investments in agriculture can have a huge impact on many of the world's poorest people, particularly in Africa. MORE
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INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP: Solving Somalia's Food Security Emergency
As a result of the current famine in Somalia, 30,000 children died between April and July 2011, and four million people throughout the country are food insecure, including three million in south Somalia. MORE