IRD supports market-oriented food and agricultural development that aims to increase the competitiveness and income of individual smallholder farmers as well as small and medium-sized agribusinesses. Our programs in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe seek to strengthen entrepreneurial capacity and enable stronger farm-to-market linkages for improved delivery of value-added products to local populations. Through U.S. government assistance, including food aid, IRD has been able to alleviate hunger and improve nutrition among vulnerable populations, provide training and equipment to farmers and businesses, and generate employment and income for local communities.

	Better Foods for Better Lives in Cambodia
	Promoting both agricultural and private sector development in Cambodia
	Agricultural Assistance Initiatives in Chad
	Emergency food security and agriculture improvement
	Hambantota Educational Support Improvement Project (HESIP)
	Helping kids stay healthy, fed, and in school in Sri Lanka
	Georgia Agricultural Production and Rural Enterprise Support
	Agricultural development in Georgia
	Improving Food Security Program in Niger
	Increasing agricultural production in Niger
	Livelihoods Recovery for Vulnerable People of Southern Sudan
	Establishing large-scale community farming and training in cultivation, harvesting, storage and food processing
	Food for Progress: Improving Cashew Production in the Gambia, Senegal and Guinea-Bissau
	Improving Local Economy and Nutrition
	Afghan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA)
	Giving Farmers More Opportunities

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