Peace Corps’ Master Farmer Program Boosts Food Security and Economic Growth in Senegal (Peace Corps)

(Source: Peace Corps) Contact Press Office Phone 202.692.2230 Fax 202.692.1379 Email pressoffice@peacecorps.gov Today the President visited Senegal and participated in a Feed the Future food security event where he met with farmers, innovators, and entrepreneurs whose new methods and technologies are improving the lives of smallholder farmers throughout West Africa. Learn more about the Peace Corps' food security programs below. Washington, D.C., June 28, 2013 - Peace Corps volunteers around the world are working with their local communities at the grassroots level to increase food security through improved agricultural practices, food processing, nutrition education and innovative...