February 17, 2021

By Adele Bodog, NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC). The Haiti Market Analysis reports provide research on the livelihoods, markets and food assistance contexts in four departments of Haiti: Centre, Grand’Anse, Nord-Est, and Sud. Their ultimate objective is to offer insights relevant to…

November 16, 2020

Liselle Yorke, RTAC Senior Communications and Engagement Lead One key part of the IARI team’s research-to-action plan will be training local workers to build the on-farm cold storage structures. Photo: IARI In India, 60% of food is lost or wasted between the field and the end-consumer. The wastage is concentrated…

November 3, 2020

This innovation brief describes the growing impact of hydroelectric dams on the Amazon River ecosystem in Brazil, including changes to landscapes, wildlife diversity and food security for local communities. It offers recommendations for improving existing policy instruments to ensure that assessments for new dams in the basin include flooded environments…

November 2, 2020

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This page features food security-related analyses in Haiti conducted in the framework of RTAC activities. The reports provide an overview of the poverty and food and nutrition security situation in four departments of…

October 28, 2020

Samantha Downey, Research Analyst at NORC   This year’s World Food Day called for greater collaboration to build more resilient food systems. As every year, this day prompts us to reflect on how food transits from the field to the table, while nourishing and sustaining the world population. In this…

April 22, 2020

Samantha Downey, Research Analyst, NORC at the University of Chicago Photo Taken by Sven Torfinn/FAO Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first celebration of Earth Day. One of the most popular secular holidays around the world, the aim of Earth Day is to build awareness of and demonstrate support…

January 15, 2020

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This page features food security-related analyses conducted by researchers at Spelman College and the Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University (ZEGU) in collaboration with RTAC. The reports provide an overview of the staple food markets…

December 15, 2019

By Gabriela Alcaraz, Research Director—NORC at the University of Chicago for USAID Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC) This site features food security-related analyses conducted by the University of Sciences, Techniques and Technologies of Bamako (USTTB) in collaboration with RTAC. The reports provide an overview of the food and nutrition security…

October 2, 2018