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Over 30 new agricultural technologies were released due to USAID efforts, reaching thousands of communities.
A new Africa-wide agricultural knowledge management system was created by USAID in collaboration with a host of technical research centers and universities. The system supports better planning and performance monitoring in the agricultural sector.
New regional agricultural trade programs were established in East and West Africa, opening new intraregional trade opportunities. Supporting these efforts in FY 2003, an estimated 585 person days of technical support was provided from USAID Washington to help missions in Africa put these new programs in place.
Nine new biotechnology programs were initiated. Field-based data on the economic and environmental impacts of genetically modified organisms were collected and analyzed, supporting improved planning for biotechnology systems development. | 
Through the Initiative to End Hunger in Africa, the United States increased its financial commitment to boost agricultural productivity and trade in FY 2003 by 25 percent. Investments focus on harnessing science and technology and unleashing the power of market forces to increase smallholder agricultural productivity and income. The initiative was announced in August 2002 at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. In FY 2003 the initiative was launched in three countries (Mali, Mozambique, and Uganda) and three regions (East, West, and Southern Africa). In FY 2004 the initiative will expand to Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia.
