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.

	Afghan Vouchers for Increased Productive Agriculture (AVIPA)
	Enabling 150,000 drought-affected Afghan families to increase their access to food and income
	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
	Safe Educational Opportunities Project (SEOP)
	Helping Children Stay in School in Laos
	Community Health and Education Services for Southern Sudan (CHESS)
	Helping Communities in Sudan Access Health Care and Education
	Helping Families Resettle in Mauritania
	Establishing Agricultural Production with Seeds and Tools
	Restoring Livelihoods – Strengthening Value Chains (REVALUE Program)
	Making Farming More Viable in Zimbabwe
	Reducing the Risks from Natural Disasters
	Helping Southern Mozambique Prepare

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