Resilience Projects

Resilience

Increasingly frequent, intense shocks and stresses threaten the ability of men, women, and families to emerge from poverty in a sustainable way.

Empowering youth entrepreneurs through appropriate horticulture interventions in Nepal

Led by Rishikesh Dhakal, FORWARD Nepal

This project engages youth in gender-inclusive horticultural enterprise through the identification of profitable opportunities and creation of an effective financing framework, thus empowering young entrepreneurs to select and run successful horticultural businesses.

Nepal

Strengthening the horticulture sector in Niger

Led by Erin McGuire , University of California, Davis

The project builds on the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s efforts in Niger by strengthening key horticulture value chains and increasing the capacity of actors in the horticulture sector through this Mission buy-in from the USAID Mission in Niger.

Niger

Promoting Small Farm Technologies for Climate Smart Agriculture and Market Access in Guatemala

Advancing farm technologies for climate-smart agriculture and sustainable market access

Led by José Salvador Vega Prado Leiva, Acceso

Focused on improving the income and livelihoods of local producers, this project identifies protective structures that maximize horticultural production and quality, and enhancements for access to postharvest technology and market linkages.

Guatemala

Advancing technology based on urban and peri-urban horticulture needs in Bangladesh and Nepal

Led by Kalyani Tripathi, Agriculture and Forestry University (AFU)

This project focuses on enhancing urban and peri-urban community access to nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, while creating employment opportunities for the local community, and promoting women and youth entrepreneurship development.

Nepal, Bangladesh

Woman small-scale producer with woman researcher in field of corn and other vegetable horticultural crops.

Determining the cost-benefit of integrating horticulture into staple crop production in Kenya

Led by Kwadwo Danso-Mensah, International Center for Evaluation and Development , University of Ghana

Focused on a successful transition for women small-scale producers in their shift from staple to horticulture production, this project examines the trade-offs across nutritious diet, income, land use and time availability, for small-scale producers in Kenya.

Kenya

Small-scale producers in tomato greenhouse.

Determining the trade-offs between short and long horticulture value chains in Kenya

Led by Willis Owino, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

A project focused on the impacts of long and short horticultural value chains on nutrition, economic and social outcomes, and the utilization of information communication technologies (ICTs) within these value chains, to determine the interventions and innovations required to achieve specific outcomes and avoid harmful unintended scaling outcomes.

Kenya

Developing innovative horticulture technologies for small-scale women farmers in Uganda

Developing innovative horticulture technologies for improved income and livelihoods among women small-scale producers in Uganda

Led by Robert Kajobe, Muni University

Through identification of practices to reduce pre- and post-harvest losses, along with effective marketing and market access strategies of vegetables, this project will improve household nutrition, increase sales, and elevate the household income status of women small-scale vegetable producers.

Uganda

Empowering Young Horticulture Researchers in Honduras

Led by Julio López Montes, Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano

A fellowship-oriented program that provides seed funding to higher-education students in Honduras to conduct small-scale research projects across the horticulture value chain. Students will be guided through a grant drafting and submission training program to increase capacity in applying for funding, and supporting expertise to implement research projects.

Honduras

Weighing passion fruit for sale in Rwanda

Engaging and understanding informal mid-stream actors in Nigeria

Led by Youri Dijkxhoorn

To improve food system outcomes, such as accessible and affordable healthy diets, this project explores the role of mid-stream actors in alleviating value chain challenges that impact the affordability and availability of healthy and safe foods for urban consumers.

Nigeria, Rwanda

Enhancing productivity, post-harvest management, and market access of African indigenous vegetables in Kenya

Led by Mumina Shibia, Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)

A project focused on improving the livelihoods of small-scale producer women and youth farmers through increasing productivity, reducing postharvest losses, and enhancing market access to African indigenous vegetables (AIVs).

Kenya

Enhancing the production and consumption of AIVs to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Enhancing the production and consumption of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFV) to improve diets in Ghana and Mali

Led by Gloria Essilfie, University of Ghana

With emphasis on the promotion of women and youth-led enterprises, this project raises consumer awareness of the nutritional benefits of African indigenous fruits and vegetables (AIFVs) for dietary diversity, while increasing incomes for all actors along the value chain.

Ghana, Mali

Engaging youths in the production of indigenous vegetables and fruits in Nigeria

Increasing youth participation in the production of indigenous vegetables and fruits using climate-smart approaches leveraging locally available resources

Led by Atanda Oladejo, Obafemi Awolowo University

This research aims to increase employment opportunities in the horticulture sector through youth engagement with climate-smart soil management practices and digital tools to enhance African indigenous fruit and vegetable (AIFV) production.

Nigeria

Mitigating soilborne diseases to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods and food security in Nepal

Led by Ram Khadka, Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC)

To ensure long-term food and nutritional security for marginalized farmers in Nepal, this project focuses on developing accessible technologies to reduce soil-borne pathogens to increase vegetable production yields.

Nepal

Promoting of food and nutrition security through indigenous fruits and vegetables in Ghana and Mali

Promoting food and nutrition security in the West African sub-region through indigenous, neglected and underutilized fruits and vegetables

Led by Dr. Freda E. Asem, University of Ghana

Providing a deeper understanding of the significant role African indigenous fruit and vegetable (AIFVs) have in global food and nutrition security, this project investigates how actors along the value chain can increase income through enhanced production and consumption of and AIFVs in Ghana and Mali.

Ghana, Mali

Promoting technology for horticulture production as adaptation to climate change in Guatemala

Led by Rolando Cifuentes, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG)

For highland farmers who face elevated risks due to climate change, this project identifies the most effective protective structures, irrigation technologies, practices to improve soil health, and postharvest management practices to ensure the production of high-quality, safe, and nutritious produce.

Guatemala

Strengthening the horticulture sector in Guinea Bissau

Led by Dr. Naalamle Amissah , University of Ghana

The horticulture sector in Guinea Bissau offers significant promise that remains untapped. This project will strengthen input supply, production strategies, and build institutional capacity in higher education, national research, and within farmer groups, primarily groups led by women.

Guinea Bissau

Building regional capacity in Phytophthora diagnostics in Latin America

Led by Jean Ristaino, North Carolina State University

Plant disease is a limiting factor in agricultural production in Latin America. Plant pathogens cause losses

Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Mexico

Professor, staff member and student gather around machine in a workshop setting.

Designing for horticulture development with D-Labs in Honduras and Thailand

Led by Kurt Kornbluth, University of California, Davis , UC Davis D-Lab

Innovative horticultural technologies hold potential to aid in reducing poverty, improving nutrition and health, and improving sustainability and profitability of horticulture activities.

Honduras, Thailand

Developing a participatory extension model to enhance smallholder production and marketing in Uganda

Led by Kate Scow, University of California, Davis

Although the growing market for horticultural products in Uganda offers an opportunity for smallholder farmers to improve their income, the farmers' access to these markets is still limited.

Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Developing energy solutions for horticultural production in Honduras and Thailand

Led by Kurt Kornbluth, University of California, Davis , UC Davis D-Lab

Among the most promising disruptive technologies for application to horticulture are those that address the uses of energy in the production, marketing, and processing of horticultural crops.

Honduras, Thailand