The Millennium Villages Project

The Tropical Agriculture Program leads The Millennium Villages Project, an initiative by the Earth Institute at Columbia University. The purpose of the Millennium Villages Project is to empower participating villages in rural Africa to achieve all eight Millennium Development Goals over a five year time-frame.

Scientists in agriculture, health, applied economics, energy, water, sanitation, nutrition, environment, and information technology are working together with effective local partners and governments to show how rural African communities can lift themselves out of poverty and achieve the Millennium Development Goals if they have access to proven and powerful technologies to improve their farm productivity, health, education, and access to markets.

Go to the Millennium Villages Project web site