Blog

December 16, 2019

MCC’s Agriculture and Irrigation Day of Learning: Improving Measurement of Agriculture Investments

MCC is incorporating things like satellite imagery and remote sensing to expand our results-measuring toolkit.

December 10, 2019

MCC Invests in Women in Niger

MCC’s compactin Niger pays special attention to the ways in which women can benefit from projects to boost the agricultural sector.

August 6, 2019

MCC Compact to Provide Boost for Rural Farmers

A partnership between MCC and the Government of Morocco is focusing on improving rural incomes in Morocco by providing farmers and their families with secure rights to the land they have been farming for generations.

February 7, 2019

Nino Zambakhidze: From MCC Beneficiary to Agribusiness Entrepreneur

Photo of Nino Zambakhidze, MCC beneficiary from the MCC Georgia Compact, feeding a calf from a bottle on her dairy farm.

With the help of an MCC grant, Nino Zambakhidze started a successful dairy farm and is now helping other women just like her.

September 11, 2018

A Commitment to Improvement in the Agriculture Sector Will Bear Fruit in Niger

MCC’s $437 million compact with Niger is designed to promote the sustainable use of natural resources for agricultural production while improving market access.

September 5, 2018

Through Education and Economic Opportunity in Agriculture, Women in Niger Can Advance

MCC's compact with Niger emphasizes women’s and youth employment training to equip them with the skills they need.

May 4, 2018

Sumba Island: A Snapshot of Green Prosperity

Photo: An IBEKA hydropower pump in Sumba, Indonesia.

The Indonesia Compact’s Green Prosperity Project worked to address critical constraints to economic development while supporting the Government of Indonesia’s commitment to sustainable growth.

March 7, 2018

Women Sea Salt Producers in Indonesia Cooperate to Seize New Economic Opportunities

Sea salt producers work on clearing mud from salt fields in Lombok, Indonesia. As part of MCC’s Indonesia Compact, cooperatives are helping salt producers like these achieve greater bargaining power, economies of scale, diversification and open new markets. A greater sense of ownership and increased cooperation has incentivized salt producers to invest more time and resources to expand production.

MCC’s investments are empowering women sea salt producers in Indonesia with improvements in technology, production and marketing to invest in their families’ financial future.

February 28, 2018

Engaging the Private Sector for Development Results in Indonesia

Millennium Challenge Account-Indonesia CEO Bonaria Siahaan (left) and MCC Advisory Council Member Nilmini Rubin (right) pose at the Jakarta offices of the local entity implementing MCC’s Indonesia Compact. MCC-funded projects are engaging the private sector in the cocoa production and other industries to achieve better development results.

MCC Advisory Council Member Nilmini Rubin writes about the wide-ranging engagement with the private sector in the cocoa production and other industries as part of MCC’s Indonesia Compact.

January 29, 2018

A Nigérien Entrepreneur Finds Her Niche in Camel Milk

Entrepreneur Wouro Habsatou Aboubacar (left) and MCC Administrative Assistant Abderahamane Diallo (right) pose at Habsatou’s camel ranch near the Youri village in Niger. Habsatou is a potential beneficiary of MCC’s Niger Compact.

Entrepreneur Wouro Habsatou Aboubacar, who runs a camel ranch outside of Niamey, Niger, is a potential beneficiary of MCC’s $437 million compact to strengthen Niger’s vital agricultural sector.