In 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled the administration’s multibillion dollar global hunger and food security initiative called Feed the Future.
Prompted in large part by the global food price crisis in 2008, Feed the Future aims to reorient the U.S. government approach to food security toward targeted, coordinated and country-driven investments in agricultural development that can help reduce poverty in the longer-term. It also aims to shift America’s traditional approach to food security away from delivering emergency food aid by promoting self-sufficiency.
According to the administration, the initiative — which is led by the U.S. Agency for International Development — focuses on six key areas: inclusive agriculture sector growth, gender integration, improved nutrition, private sector engagement, research and capacity building, and climate-smart development.