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Sep. 04, 2026 | News

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Makes Second Funding Allocation From New Financing Window

GAFSP leverages finance from multilateral development banks and private sector actors to secure 2.5 times capital investment in Rwandan agriculture through de-risking capital.

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Smallholder Farmers in Tanzania Plant for the Future

Cultivating Leadership and Better Nutrition: Inside Cambodia’s Shift Toward Organic Farming

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Makes Second Funding Allocation From New Financing Window

From Investment to Impact: Delivering Results for Food Security at Scale

Civil Society-Led Report Underscores Best Practices, Lessons and Opportunities for Scaling

GAFSP Opens $163M Grants Program to Bolster Food Security for World’s Poorest Farmers

Jan. 16, 2019 | Videos

The Food and Agriculture Sector Development Project (FASDEP)

For generations, growing rice has been a main source of income and food for farmers in The Gambia. Climate change has changed everything. Erratic rainfall and drought have slashed rice yields.

Dec. 21, 2018 | Impact Stories

Helping Producer Organizations Boost Agriculture in Senegal

With support from GAFSP, smallholder family farmers will have the resources they need to improve their livelihoods. This includes access to funds, capacity building, technology, and public-private partnerships.

Nov. 12, 2018 | Impact Stories

Technology Helps African Farmers Sell What They Sow

Traditionally, lack of reliable market access for smallholder farmers has impeded the economic development of rural areas because farmers often live far from the wholesale markets, and it is not feasible for them to deliver their produce directly. Highly fragmented systems encourage farmers to navigate through farmer groups or brokers to get their produce to markets. Fluctuating, non-transparent prices are often the result.

Oct. 31, 2018 | Events

Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP): Partnerships in Action

Empowering Smallholder Farmers

Sep. 20, 2018 | Videos

Helping Yemeni Farmers Restore Life

Yemeni farmers have had their livelihoods severely disrupted because of ongoing conflict.

Apr. 30, 2018 | Videos

The Nepal Agriculture Food Security Project

The Nepal Agriculture Food Security Project aimed to improve food security and nutrition in rural Nepal by increasing food production, promoting nutritious diets and supporting communities to cope with the impacts of climate change.

Dec. 11, 2017 | Videos

Planting a More Resilient Cotton Sector in Burkina Faso

The effects of climate change are undermining cotton farmers’ livelihoods in Burkina Faso—where 80 percent of the population depend on agriculture to earn a living.