USAID head Rajiv Shah explains his agency's effort to integrate development and emergency intervention while emphasizing public-private partnerships in long-term development programs.
Food Insecurity
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 Jamaica may be a land of abundance, but its reliance on cheap agricultural imports is driving local farmers out of business. |
 Ug99, a fungal disease known as wheat rust, could destroy 80 percent of all known wheat varieties. Scientists in Kenya's Rift Valley are joining a global fight against it. |
 Experts in Kenya report steady advances in developing varieties of wheat resistant to the stem-rust disease that threatens an essential crop. But progress is slow—and the stakes are high. |
 Millions of people are starving unnecessarily in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia. The world knows how to prevent drought-induced famine. So why doesn’t it? |
 Nearly a fifth of working Jamaicans are employed in the country's agriculture sector, but farmers are struggling to make ends meet because cheap imported products are driving down local food costs. |
 Researchers from the Worldwatch Institute say growing more crops at the expense of land, water and ecosystems will not end hunger. |
 Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from the Dolo refugee camp on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia where Somali refugees have fled to escape al-Shabab violence and an increasingly deadly famine. |
 Escaping Al Shabab, Somali refugees are fleeing to Ethiopian camps where aid workers worry about pressure on relief resources. |
 Like many other Jamaican dairy farmers, Oral Rayson is dumping thousands of gallons of milk down the drain because imported powdered milk has become a cheaper alternative for locals. |
 Imported food is cheap in Jamaica, benefiting consumers. But what is the costs for farmers who have lost their income? |
 Goat farmers in Jamaica must compete against cheaper imported meat from the U.S., but Ray Woodrow Blake knows his goats are one of a kind. He prides himself on their supremely sweet flavor. |