Partnering for Innovation: The Podcast

In the fifth episode of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation podcast, program staff and Zambian-based companies Stewards Globe and Good Nature Agro discuss strategies and good practices for commercializing improved seeds to smallholder farmers. Questions or comments? Write us at Innovation@fintrac.com.

In the fourth episode of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation podcast, we build off the first three episodes to look at how we operationalize private sector partnerships for achieving food security goals. We hear from Partnering for Innovation staff and a Malawian business partner, Rab Processors. Have questions or comments? Write us at innovation@fintrac.com.

The third episode of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation podcast explores how Partnering for Innovation selects companies to invest in, weighing a company's potential for both development impact and profitability. Narrator Aviva Kutnick of USAID and Partnering for Innovation staff members Elisa Burrows and Matthew Krause explore why one partner in Nigeria, Babban Gona, was selected and how investing donor dollars in Babban Gona to help it expand its work is good for smallholder farmers' livelihoods. Listen and learn how development organizations can partner with private companies to increase development impact through improved profitability.

The second episode of the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation podcast dives into two direct partnerships with private sector companies that are increasing food security and improving livelihoods. Popoyán in Guatemala and Universal Industries in Malawi share how their businesses are working with and benefiting smallholder farmers and how working with USAID through Partnering for Innovation de-risks and accelerates their entry into base of the pyramid markets. Aviva Kutnick of USAID narrates us through the stories, including clarifying points where audio from Malawi was less clear. Listen and learn all about the exciting work USAID is doing through Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation with Fintrac. Stay tuned for our next episode, coming soon, and learn more about Feed the Future at feedthefuture.gov.

The pilot episode of Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation's podcast delves into how to attract rural youth into the business of farming. The podcast chats with youth and others involved with the AgriJoven project in Guatemala, which is connecting youth farmers to markets and innovative technologies and services. For more episodes, look for Partnering for Innovation: The Podcast in the right hand sidebar! Learn more about Feed the Future at feedthefuture.gov.