Our Frequently Asked Questions

Feed the Future is the U.S. Government’s initiative to end global hunger. Its core tenets are partnership and innovation: partnering across 11 U.S. Government agencies, the public sector and the private sector, and investing in innovation to stay on the cutting edge of agricultural transformation, which benefits people abroad and in the United States.

Feed the Future’s goal is to one day empower communities to feed themselves. In alignment with this mission, Feed the Future works with countries with great need and opportunity for improvement, and are committed to improving their own food security and nutrition. Click here to learn more.

For more than a half century, the United States has been the largest contributor to global development and humanitarian assistance.
Not only is ending global hunger a moral imperative, in an increasingly interconnected and borderless world, stability and prosperity of communities around the world directly impact U.S. interests. For example, many American-made food products depend on foreign commodities. By protecting and strengthening key parts of U.S. businesses’ supply chains, Feed the Future directly promotes U.S. economic prosperity and supports U.S. jobs.

Feed the Future is a collaborative interagency effort led by USAID. Feed the Future’s Deputy Coordinator for Development at USAID drives the interagency process, ensuring relevant U.S. Government agencies and departments are engaged in formulating policies, strategies and monitoring criteria for Feed the Future.
Learn more about Feed the Future’s Deputy coordination for Development Maura Barry Boyle here.
Learn more about each of Feed the Future’s interagency partners here.

The Global Food Security Strategy (GFSS) was developed by 12 U.S. Government agencies and departments. This strategy presents an integrated approach to combating the root causes of hunger, malnutrition and poverty. The strategy maintains key tenets of the original Feed the Future model while making adjustments to account for changes in the global context and lessons learned. Of particular note, resilience is elevated within the strategy’s objectives, alongside agriculture-led growth and improved nutrition. The strategy guides Feed the Future implementation across the interagency.
The Global Food Security Act (GFSA) codified the U.S. Government’s commitment to ending world hunger. First passed in 2016, this bipartisan piece of legislation marked a shift in the way the United States supports food security by outlining a comprehensive approach to development and humanitarian programs that promotes working across a broad bench of U.S. and global stakeholders. With a focus on the role of women, nutrition, technology, markets, agricultural value chains and trade, the GFSA supports programs that build self-reliance and resilience. It also established parameters for robust Congressional oversight, monitoring and evaluation of impact.
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The best way to reach Feed the Future is by sending an email to feedthefuture@usaid.gov.

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