The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils, or VACS, is expanding to a new part of the world: the Pacific islands.
Led by the U.S. State Department, the initiative has focused on building resilient food systems through healthy soils and climate-resilient crops. It was first launched in Africa last February, followed by an expansion to Guatemala in March.
Now, the Pacific islands have been brought into the fold, backed by a $2.6 million investment from the United States and Australia.
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Elissa Miolene
Elissa Miolene reports on USAID and the U.S. government at Devex. She previously covered education at The San Jose Mercury News, and has written for outlets like The Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian magazine, among others. Before shifting to journalism, Elissa led communications for humanitarian agencies in the United States, East Africa, and South Asia.
