The United States was the only government to announce a significant financial commitment at the United Nations Food Systems Summit in September: $5 billion will go toward eliminating global hunger.
Shawn Baker, chief nutritionist at the U.S. Agency for International Development, sat down with Devex to discuss nutrition-specific investments, which include large-scale food fortification, support for small and medium-sized enterprises, and addressing food loss and waste. The funds will be spent through Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s global food security initiative, which currently operates in 12 countries.
USAID will spend $38 million to expand large-scale food fortification to address ongoing deficiencies in essential vitamins and minerals, Baker said.