New Foreign Aid Chief Named Nov 11, 2009
Rajiv Shah, a former executive with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has been tapped to run the U.S. Agency for International Development State Department / AP ... President Barack Obama has chosen Rajiv Shah, a medical doctor and currently a senior official at the Agriculture Department dealing with food security, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development. (Time.com)
HISTORIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FACE USAID NOMINEE Nov 11, 2009
Washington, DC (November 10, 2009)"InterAction congratulates Dr. Rajiv Shah on his nomination to lead the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). His nomination is definitely a step in the right direction. The alliance of 187 InterAction member organizations looks forward to working with him on the historic opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. on the humanitarian and global development fronts. Shah's work at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Bill and Melinda... (AlertNet)
Pentagon starts an Afghan building boom Nov 11, 2009
In fiscal year 2009, for example, the civilian US Agency for International Development awarded US$20 million in contracts for work in Afghanistan, while the US Army alone awarded $2. 2 billion - $834 million of it for construction projects. (Asia Times Online)
China keeps its purseopen for Africa Nov 11, 2009
"The problem is, we don't know what the volume of aid from China is," Brian Atwood, who served for six years as administrator of the US Agency for International Development during the Bill Clinton administration, told the Foreign Correspondents Club in Beijing recently. "There is a lack of transparency about what is actually happening. It is not a conspiracy, but it's not joined up; no one is keeping track of it all.". (Asia Times Online)
African Diaspora Marketplace Announces 60 Finalists; Entrepreneurial Proposals Collectively Represent More Than $22 Million In Diaspora Investment in African Communities Nov 11, 2009
Washington, DC and Denver Sixty finalists for the African Diaspora Marketplace (ADM), with proposals representing more than $22 million of Diaspora business investment to spur job creation in their native countries, were announced today by Western Union and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The ADM is a business entrepreneur program that has catalyzed economic development plans from U.S.-based African Diaspora to help 19 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, through... (allAfrica.com)
Obama nominates leader for USAID Nov 11, 2009
Ten months into his administration, President Obama has finally chosen a nominee to run the US Agency for International Development. The delay had prompted growing complaints from development specialists that the administration was failing to live up to its pledge to make global health and development a priority and a pillar of its foreign policy. (Boston Globe)
AP: Obama names foreign aid chief Nov 11, 2009
President has chosen Rajiv Shah, a medical doctor and currently a senior official at the Department of Agriculture dealing with food security, to run the U.S. Agency for International Development, the officials said. The officials some traveling with Secretary of State and others at the White House spoke on condition of anonymity pending notification to Congress and a formal public announcement of the choice. (USA Today -- News)
Expectant moms, babies subjects of new Singapore study to prevent obesity and diabetes in adults Nov 10, 2009
Dr. Gluckman, who has a strong interest in how nutrition in the womb affects a baby's health for the rest of its life, advises the World Health Organization, U.S. Agency for International Development and the World Bank on public health measures to improve the outcomes of pregnancy. Knowledge gained from the study will be of immense importance to Singapore, said Associate Professor Kenneth Kwek, M.D., Co-Principal Investigator, GUSTO, DevOS.. (EurekAlert!)
Some key Obama administration jobs still unfilled Nov 10, 2009
Diplomacy may be replacing military might as Obama's foreign policy of choice, but there's no new leader at the Agency for International Development ... Success in Iraq and Afghanistan depends partly on aid delivered to civilians, says , who headed the U.S. Agency for International Development from 2001 to 2005. (USA Today)
USAID, USDA To Support DWM, Others Nov 10, 2009
The 31st December Womens Movement (DWM) and other women and agricultural organisations in the country are to benefit from support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United States Department of Agriculture, (USDA). This was revealed when officials of the two organisations paid a courtesy call on former President Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman at their Ridge residence recently. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Amid war Afghanistan trains thousands of new midwives Nov 9, 2009
"In 2002, we had 467 midwives, but no one knew how qualified they were; for years, they had received no access to training," says Ms. Azfar, also a midwifery specialist with the international nonprofit health organization Jhpiego, whose maternal health programs are funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Today, there are more than 2,400 midwives around the country who have been trained in a standardized and accredited two-year program, she says. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
CSC wins tech support contract for USAID Nov 7, 2009
Computer Science Corp. will provide information technology infrastructure support services to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under a new contract worth up to $200 million, according to CSC.. The contract has one base year and four one-year options, and was awarded under the General Services Administration's Millennia contract, CSC officials said Nov. 4. (FCW.com)
Brown: U.K. to Stay in Afghanistan, but Wants Reform Nov 7, 2009
A March report by the U.S. Agency for International Development found that corruption had reached "an unprecedented scope in the country's history." Transparency International, a non-governmental organization, last year ranked Afghanistan 176th out of 180 countries on its corruption perceptions index, a poll that assesses the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians. Brown acknowledged that the government in Afghanistan had become a by-word for... (Fox News)
International Medical Corps to Lead PREPARE Team As Part of USAID Pandemic Threats Effort; Project to Focus on Improving Coordinated Emergency Management Nov 5, 2009
65 million contract awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Global Health to strengthen the human capacity of countries to identify and respond to outbreaks of pandemic diseases in a timely and sustainable manner. International Medical Corps leads a distinguished team including Global Deterrence Alternatives (GDA), TriMed Inc., MedPrep Consulting, and World Learning. (AlertNet)
Australian High Commissioner to inspect solar project Nov 5, 2009
The GHc45,000 project to improve access to communication in rural communities not connected to the national grid, was funded under the Australian Small Activities Scheme (SAS), administered by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID). It is being undertaken by Mr. Arthur Manu, Managing Director of Renewable Energy Service Centre, at Asekye-Krokuse, near Nkoranza, in partnership with Deng Ltd and the Deng Solar Training Centre. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Africa: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer Nov 5, 2009
com: Africa: Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer (Page 1 of 1). Malaria Vaccine Draws Closer. (allAfrica.com)
Afghan corruption tough to combat Nov 4, 2009
A March report by the US Agency for International Development found that corruption had reached an unprecedented scope in the country s history. Corruption is not limited to the rich and powerful. (Boston Globe)
Global challenges and opportunities in fighting HIV/AIDS and neglected diseases Nov 3, 2009
Kenneth Gustavsen of Merck and Co. Inc. and Christy Hanson of the United States Agency for International Development see public-private partnerships as key to fighting neglected diseases, including collaborative efforts among global pharmaceutical and biotech companies and other stakeholders. Continued success of these partnerships, they say, depends on having a supportive policy environment. (EurekAlert!)
Mortality Rates Reduced Among Children Whose Mothers Received Iron-folic Acid Supplements Nov 3, 2009
The research was supported by the Center for Human Nutrition; National Society for the Prevention of Blindness; the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; the Sight and Life Research Institute; the National Institutes of Health; the Office of Health; Infectious Diseases; and Nutrition; the US Agency for International Development and the Johns Hopkins University. Journal reference. (Science Daily)
World's largest malaria vaccine trial now underway in 7 African countries Nov 3, 2009
MVI, the WHO and US Agency for International Development developed the Malaria Vaccine Decision-Making Framework to help countries prepare to make decisions related to future adoption of a malaria vaccine and thereby avoid unnecessary delay between the recommendation for use of a vaccine and its availability in low-income countries. GSK and MVI are already working with malaria-affected countries and international institutions to ensure that, if successful, a malaria vaccine will be readily... (EurekAlert!)
U of M part of $185 million funded team tasked to improve global response to emerging pandemics Oct 31, 2009
The University of Minnesota is part of a multidisciplinary team that will implement a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) cooperative agreement with funding up to $185 million. The project, called RESPOND, is one of five that will work together to pre-empt or combat the first stages of emerging zoonotic pandemics diseases that can spread between animals and humans. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
U.N.'s Afghan Election Money Missing Oct 30, 2009
7 million of that coming from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the audit said ... The confidential reports are being written by two U.N. audit agencies to examine charges that the U.N. had failed to safeguard $263 million in money from the U.S. Agency for International Development that was channeled through the development agency to fund the elections and rebuilding projects. (CBS News)
More Afghans optimistic about future despite U.S. disillusionment Oct 30, 2009
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Some 42 percent of Afghans were optimistic about the country's trajectory, a rise from last year's38 percent, said a new survey funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. Some 29 percent of those surveyed felt the country was moving in the wrong direction, while 21 percent had mixed feelings. (Xinhuanet, China)
As US seeks closer ties with Turkmenistan, government cracks down on students Oct 29, 2009
Young Turkmens have traditionally been free to study abroad, including at nearby AUCA. Though it has been substantially funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and George Soros' Open Society Institute, the university is independently governed. In a region of academic mediocrity, it offers quality liberal arts degrees. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Hutchinson to build African cancer center Oct 27, 2009
The Seattle-based cancer center said it s been awarded $500,000 from the U.S. Agency for International Development to develop the center, which will be built in Uganda s capital of Kampala. This is the first true collaboration between an African and a U.S. institution to attempt to reduce cancer-related suffering through collaborative medical care and training, said Dr. Corey Casper, scientific co-director of the Uganda Program on Cancer and Infectious Diseases, a research effort begun in 2004... (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Uganda: Country Gets Grant From U.S. Oct 27, 2009
The support, it added, will be implemented by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). "It will advance Uganda's development goals as enshrined in the Poverty Eradication Action Plan, the Peace Recovery and Development Plan for Northern Uganda and the National Development Plan," the statement said. (allAfrica.com)
• Flossie A. Ratcliffe Oct 27, 2009
When she returned to Washington, she worked for the Agency for International Development until her retirement in 1977. She was a member of the Episcopal church and the United States Daughters of 1812. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Cancer doctors reach out to Africa Oct 27, 2009
The centers are planning to announce this week that the U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded a $500,000 grant to help build a new cancer clinic and medical-training facility in Uganda. Two years ago, zero international dollars went to Uganda to treat its cancer patients, who number 10,000 a year. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Growing threat of substandard, counterfeit medicines addressed by new USAID-USP agreement Oct 27, 2009
October 26, 2009 With substandard and counterfeit versions of medicines intended to treat life-threatening diseases such as malaria, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis posing a growing threat throughout the developing world, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) will expand their joint efforts to combat this menace by launching a new program over the next five years ... The American people, through the U.S. Agency for International... (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Ghana: TIPCEE Makes Waves Up North Oct 25, 2009
The Trade and Investment Program for a Competitive Export Economy (TIPCEE), a sponsored program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has made waves in the Northern sector of the country over the last three years, changing the lives of farmers through human resource and economic empowerment. By a collaborated effort, TIPCEE has trained over 5,000 cashew farmers in Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), 3,000 more in practical norms and standards, while 31 demonstration... (allAfrica.com)
Costs for U.S. project in Afghanistan balloon, benefit hyped Oct 25, 2009
Critics say that the U.S. Agency for International Development, the government organization that's overseeing the project, should have foreseen many of the power plant's setbacks, but instead made matters worse by setting an unrealistic deadline from the outset, requiring the first phase to be done in five months. Among Afghans, the power plant became known as "Karzai's winter coat"-designed to keep him comfortably in power through the winter of 2009 - and also a project that the Bush... (Fresno Bee -- Local)
So who's in charge? Oct 25, 2009
She points to a 2005 congressional study that found that of 286 schools that were to be rebuilt by a private contractor with funds from the US Agency for International Development, only 8 had been completed and. only 15 of 253 planned health clinics were operational. (Boston Globe)
Guinea: No Quick Action Expected on Ecowas Demand Oct 24, 2009
com with Dr.Herschelle Challenor, former dean of the Graduate School of International Affairs at Clark University, who served as the team leader for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Guinea from 2004 to 2006. For previous AfricaFocus Bulletin's on Guinea (Conakry), see. (allAfrica.com)
How Australia can help the junta Oct 24, 2009
Australia is already on the outspoken end of international frustration with the SPDC. This must continue, and can in an important way if the government appoints a specific Myanmar envoy to coordinate bilateral diplomatic efforts, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) programs, and multilateral initiatives in the United Nations, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and with other key states such as China, Japan, India, the US, European Union member states and Russia.... (Asia Times Online)
US zeroes in on China's clout in Myanmar Oct 24, 2009
The latest sign of a renewed US interest in democracy promotion in the kingdom is a forthcoming United States Agency for International Development program aimed at improving civil society structures and media capacity across the country. The nationwide program is also slated to include projects in Thailand's restive southern region, an area where both Thailand and the US had previously wanted to keep US involvement to a minimum. (Asia Times Online)
UCD Aims To Prevent Global Pandemic Oct 24, 2009
The program is one of five new initiatives of the U.S. Agency for International Development known in combination as the Emerging Pandemic Threats Program. Building on long-standing programs in disease surveillance and response, USAID is developing the efforts to help prepare the world for infectious diseases like H1N1 flu, avian flu, severe acute respiratory syndrome and ebola. (KCRA 3, CA)
Still hard to tell just how many jobs the stimulus has created Oct 23, 2009
85 million for deployment and operations support for the US Agency for International Development s Global Acquisition and Assistance System. Loudoun County. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Troops Can't Wait Oct 22, 2009
In addition to fighters to engage the enemy the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) need to step up to the plate and provide support to wining the hearts and minds of Afghans with civil projects such as road builing, water wells, providing electricity and sewer systems. Support our troops now or write off a country and pull out. (Investors Business Daily)
South Africa: U.S. Aid Guides Local Students' Choices Oct 21, 2009
Nzimande was launching a new partnership between the US diplomatic mission to SA, the government and the US Agency for International Development, aimed at strengthening the academic programmes, skills development training and student support offered by the 12 selected colleges in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape. The need for better alignment between labour market needs and what is taught at FET colleges has been a constant refrain from education specialists for several years. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: No to Parallel Govt Structures [editorial] Oct 20, 2009
Many have largely turned a blind eye to the seconding of key personnel to the Prime Minister's Office, by the US embassy and its reactionary arms like the US Agency for International Development. As if that was not enough, the US government openly admits to not only setting up but also funding parallel government structures in the PM's Office, describing the structures as its "listening post" at Munhumutapa. (allAfrica.com)
Interventionism, Inc. Oct 17, 2009
NED was created because Reagan believed the federal government was not doing enough to promote democracy abroad, despite the fact that the U.S. Information Agency, the Agency for International Development, and various education programs were conducting scores of exchange programs, sending bargeloads of publications overseas, and whooping up the American Way around the globe. NED is based on the notion that its meddling in foreign elections is automatically pro-democracy because the U.S.... (The American Conservative)
Liberia: Survey Shows Citizens Have Confidence in Sirleaf's Leadership Oct 17, 2009
The group is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, the United Kingdom Department for International Development, the Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign affairs, the Swedish international Development Agency and the United States Agency for international development. Asked whether they are now more hopeful about the future than before, the great majority of Liberians say they believe in a brighter future. (allAfrica.com)
Zimbabwe: 'The Rule of Law Just Isn't There' Oct 17, 2009
Another effort is that of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), which signed an agreement with Standard Chartered Bank of Zimbabwe three weeks ago. The agreement will enable the bank to expand its lending to farmers by 20 million dollars over five years. (allAfrica.com)
Cardon discusses interagency cooperation Oct 16, 2009
Agencies such as the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development and the International Red Cross are designed specifically for diplomacy and development. "There are times when the right phone call to the right person at the right time is equal to battalions of combat power," he said. (Leavenworth Lamp, KS)
TRAINING: Center gives taste of Afghanistan Oct 16, 2009
men tote rifles at an outdoor bazaar and women in head scarves hawk DVDs and sewing machines in Arabic at the Indiana National Guard's Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, where foreign service officers, U.S. Agency for International Development employees and other civilians assigned to jobs in Afghanistan get a realistic taste of what to expect when they get there ... Foreign service officers, U.S. Agency for International Development workers, Agriculture Department employees and others who are... (USA Today)
World Cocoa Foundation to launch Cocoa Livelihoods Programme in Ghana Oct 15, 2009
The programme is a follow up to successful previous government initiatives and cocoa sector development programmes, like the sustainable Tree Crops Programme, funded by the US Agency for International Development and the Cocoa industry. "The experiences of these programmes are essential in informing the design of the Cocoa Livelihoods programme," he said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
UM School of Medicine researchers find extreme genetic variability in malaria parasite Oct 15, 2009
The study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health and the United States Agency for International Development as well as a seed grant from the University of Maryland. . (EurekAlert!)
Botswana: HIV/Aids Stabilises in Botswana Oct 15, 2009
Semo said that I-TECH receives funding from international donors like the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention. Be the first to. (allAfrica.com)
Guinea: 'Another Strategy' Required to Deal with the Deteriorating Situation - Challenor [interview] Oct 14, 2009
served as the team leader for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Guinea from 2004 to 2006. She is also a former staff director of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa. (allAfrica.com)
Genetic Map For Cowpea Accelerates Development Of New Varieties Oct 14, 2009
"All you need is a marker near a gene of interest," explained team member Philip Roberts, a professor in the Department of Nematology, who currently leads UCR's Bean/Cowpea and Dry Grain Pulses Collaborative Research Support Program a highly successful project, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development, that has assisted African institutes in developing improved cowpea varieties ... The two-year research effort was funded by the Generation Challenge Program (GCP) through a grant... (Science Daily)
Sudanese to hang over US killing Oct 13, 2009
The FBI had sent agents to help investigate the murder of Mr Granville, who worked for the US Agency for International Development. The incident shocked many people, including the small Western community in Khartoum. (BBC News -- Americas)
Groups help imperiled Iraqis come to US Oct 13, 2009
Johnson, an expert on Arab issues, worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development, coordinating reconstruction in Fallujah in 2005. He started planning his group while recuperating from a post-traumatic stress related injury. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
State Dept. split over Pakistan aid Oct 12, 2009
The problem according to the memo by C. Stuart Callison, an economist with the U.S. Agency for International Development is that Holbrooke is canceling successful programs run by U.S. contractors and preparing to bypass them by giving large sums to local organizations with shaky financial track records. Holbrooke, the top civilian overseeing Obama administration policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan, has asked to personally approve every project funding renewal involving U.S. contractors, Callison... (USA Today)
USAID finances Mozambique malaria program Oct 10, 2009
MAPUTO, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has pledged to grant 1. 48 million U.S. dollars to be used in programs to prevent and control malaria in nine districts of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, AIM reported on Thursday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Support grows to retool foreign aid Oct 10, 2009
President Obama has not yet appointed a director for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Bureaucratic sprawl has sapped the strength of many of our aid programs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
FACTBOX-Foreign aid for Philippines floods Oct 9, 2009
8 million relief assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development. Initially, the U.S. embassy in Manila donated $100,000 in relief efforts. (AlertNet)
Bainbridge Isl. nonprofit gets $387K grant Oct 8, 2009
US Agency for International Development is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the U.S. Secretary of State, according to the organization s web site. Most Read Stories. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Numbers Define Afghanistan as Harsh and Deadly Place$8 billion worth of opium, but the second poorest country in the world. Oct 8, 2009
The average yearly income for Afghans is $300 per person, the same amount of money millions of people have spent on the latest Apple iPhone 3GS-32GB. Source: U.S. Agency for International Development. Related. (ABC News)
Over $6B Spent On Iraq Security Contracts Oct 7, 2009
So Bowen's office spent three months going through records from the State Department, Defense Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and other government sources to try to pull together the figure. There probably are more contractors he has yet to count, so the $6 billion is almost certainly not the full picture, he said in an interview Wednesday. (CBS News -- US)
Zimbabwe: Yearlong Sanctions Bring Few Reforms Oct 7, 2009
International donors have agreed, said U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) assistant administrator Earl Gast, to remove most sanctions if five key benchmarks are met: full and equal access to humanitarian assistance, commitment to macroeconomic stability, restoration of the rule of law, commitment to democratic processes and human rights, and commitment to timely elections verified by international observers. Relevant Links. (allAfrica.com)
Aid pours into Indonesia Oct 7, 2009
About 45 metric tonnes (50 tons) of relief goods from US Agency for International Development stockpiles were due to arrive in Padang on Tuesday. "This includes plastic sheeting, hygiene kits, generators and this will all be distributed via the Red Cross," Kelly told reporters. (iAfrica.com)
UN appeal over Philippine floods Oct 7, 2009
The US Agency for International Development is giving $1. 8m. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Mercy Corps Leads Relief and Recovery Work in the Asia-Pacific Oct 6, 2009
The US Agency for International Development awarded Mercy Corps a $300,000 grant to continue this work. Within 24 hours of the disaster, Mercy Corps established contact with their staff in Padang, a major city near the epicenter of the quake, and immediately deployed global emergency specialists to the site. (AlertNet)
West African Seed Alliance to improve incomes of smallholder farmers Oct 6, 2009
Bamako, Oct. 5, GNA - Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on Monday entered into partnership with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the West African Seed Alliance (WASA). The Alliance aimed at raising yields and incomes of smallholder farmers in the sub-region by increasing their access to improved, locally adapted varieties of major food crops identified. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
High-level SA delegation visits Al BashirUNAMID in fresh bid to tackle root-causes of Darfur conflictUN worried about increasing LRA attacks in Southern SudanGhana beats Sudan 2-0 in 2010 World Cup qualifier CPJ condemns suspension of VOA service in PuntlandEU suspends funding to AU peacekeeping mission in SomaliaDrought, fighting force 50,000 Somalis to seek refuge in KenyaNigeria seeks change in AMISOM mandate Belgian organisation protests detention of Congolese woman, her three childrenDR Congo suspends Olympic committee chair for misappropriation3 journalists report death threats in DRCJoseph Kabila assumes chairmanship of SADC Ivorian Prime Minister urges mutinous soldiers to remain calmGbagbo: "Whoever delays Ivorian elections is a criminal"Gbagbo reaffirms his desire for Ivorian peaceGbagbo signs Ivorian amnesty law ON THE WIRE Organisations move to improve high-yielding seed varieties in W/AfricaBamako, Mali (PANA) - A broad coalition of public and private sector organizations Monday announced a new partnership aimed at raising the yields and incomes forsmallholder farmers in West Africa by increasing their access to improved, locally-adapted varieties of major food crops, according to a press statement from thecoalition here. 05/10/2009 Full Text... Oct 6, 2009
The coalition, involving the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), t he African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA), the Economic Community of West Africa n States (ECOWAS), and the United States Agency for International Development (US A ID), hopes to achieve its aim through the West Africa Seed Alliance (WASA). WASA is a baby of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid T ropics (ICRISAT), the Seed Science Centre at the Iowa State University (SSC-ISU) , in the US, and... (Panapress.com)
