Press Releases

Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 6:30am

BANGKOK — Under the Feed the Future initiative in Asia, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is building a diverse regional agricultural innovation community to test, adapt and share the latest practices and technologies with smallholder farmers in South and Southeast Asia’s emerging markets, with a focus on Bangladesh, Cambodia and Nepal.

On September 13 and14, 2017, this community came together in Bangkok at the Tech4Farmers Asia Challenge 2.0 event to explore issues that impact agricultural innovations reaching smallholder famers. This event focused on exploring ways to increase access to markets, identifying opportunities for finance and investment and highlighting efforts aimed at improving the enabling environment.

USAID works to implement synchronized animal and human disease surveillance.
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 3:00am

Today, the Lao PDR Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s Department of Livestock and Fisheries launched a new U.S.-funded project to collect biological samples to help identify viruses that have the potential to move from animals to humans.

Cambodia officials join USAID and the U.S. Department of the Interior to examine causes of bank erosion.
Tuesday, April 19, 2016 - 12:45am

The Ministry of Public Works and Transport is studying the effects of bank erosion in the Mekong River during workshops taking place this week in Siem Reap.

USAID Announces Partnership with Universities, Industry for Better Job Skills in Lower Mekong
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 1:45am

Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a new partnership with 12 leading universities and vocational institutions in the Lower Mekong sub-region to empower students with essential skills to thrive in the workplace.

USAID Trains 700 Professors to Bring Climate Change Education to Thousands of Students across Asia-Pacific
Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 11:45pm

Empowered by a curriculum developed by the U.S. Agency for International Development Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (USAID LEAF) program, 700 professors at 63 universities in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out education to a new generation of climate change professionals in Southeast Asia.

Airport, airline, customs, immigration and government officials learn how to help stop wildlife trafficking through airports.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016 - 3:00am

Airline and airport staff in one of the world’s most active wildlife trafficking hotspots are now better equipped to detect, report and combat wildlife crime. At last week’s Wildlife Friendly Skies workshop at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, more than 240 participants received training in identifying common smuggling methods and routes, signs of trafficking, effective first-response actions and examined real-life case studies.

USAID and YSEALI Challenge Youth to Innovate for Food Security
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 - 9:30pm

Youth in Southeast Asia can now help boost regional food security by contributing their innovative technology ideas through a new prize competition announced today by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI).

The USAID Nurture project engages Lao communities to improve nutrition and sanitation for mothers and children.
Thursday, January 28, 2016 - 1:45am

The U.S. government announced on January 28 the launch of a new $6 million program to improve the health of women and children in Laos. Over the next three years, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Nurture initiative will help reduce child nutritional stunting and improve household nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene practices.

Sunday, January 24, 2016 - 10:45pm

Today, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with UL, launched the second annual ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women.

Thursday, January 21, 2016 - 10:45pm

The Cambodian National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD), in collaboration with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its partners, launched a report this week that highlights Cambodia’s need to set a formal target for renewable energy generation for sustainable and secure economic growth.

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