Feed the Future Newsletter, Issue 136, June 2024

In a world beset by conflicts and disasters – where the next shock is just around the corner – attention and resources are naturally pulled toward urgent responses. That work is vital, of course, but insufficient to eliminate hunger and the need for emergency food assistance and other forms of humanitarian aid.

That’s why multi-year, long-term investments in agriculture and food security, like the work we are doing at Feed the Future, are so critical. In fact, investing in agriculture is up to four times more effective at reducing extreme poverty than investing in any other sector. These long-term investments boost production, create both on- and off-farm jobs, and help put families in a better position to cope, adapt and thrive. For more than a decade, the U.S. government has been making these long-term food security investments to not only feed the future, but also feed the present.  Read more in this month’s issue.