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OCTOBER 2021
Investing in Nutrition
for Thriving, Healthy Societies
Nutrition is the foundation of thriving societies. When children get the essential vitamins, minerals and other nutrients they need from diverse foods early in life, we are investing in the future. A future where children survive, grow up to unlock their economic potential, become active citizens and contribute to their countries’ prosperity.

But the pandemic is disrupting all of the systems families rely on to get nourishing food. That’s why Feed the Future is investing $5 billion to transform food systems and boost nutrition. We’re expanding our reach to additional countries and announced innovative partnerships to push progress forward. With the updated U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy, Feed the Future is guided by a robust vision to respond to today’s crises.

With the Nutrition for Growth Summit in December, we look forward to mobilizing partners to make strong policy and financial commitments for nutrition.

Read on to see how we’re working to build a world where there is safe and nutritious food for all.
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In Zambia, women catch thousands of tiny fish from Lake Kariba, the center of the local fishing economy. These fish also provide an opportunity for other riches: nutrition promotion, women’s empowerment and community resilience.
Namusobya Safina, a farmer in Uganda, used to worry about her children’s health because of micronutrient malnutrition and sickle cell disease. Now, she uses biofortified crops packed with essential vitamins and minerals to help her children grow stronger.
In Bangladesh, homestead farms are a good source of nutrition and income for rural households. That’s why Feed the Future has partnered with private sector companies to educate farmers like Feroza Begum on good farming practices through demonstration plots.
Thelma Flores is a farmer in Honduras who initially struggled with poor harvests. After working with a Feed the Future-supported farmer’s association, her harvests are more bountiful. Find out how one organization is helping nearly 600 families like Flores’ grow and consume more nutritious diets and see farming as a viable livelihood.
More From Our Partners
Feed the Future is investing $25 million in the Innovation Lab for Food Systems and Nutrition at Tufts University. Research here will play a key role in informing Feed the Future’s work across every sector to help communities improve their diets and resilience with good nutrition practices.
To grow food in the Amazon, native women extractivists and farmers rely on fertilizing land with crop and forest waste. SERVIR-Amazonia is working with women from the ParaĂ­so Sustainable Development Project to equip them with the information they need to plan and grow crops across their territory.
How are farming families in Senegal responding to the pandemic? RTI International conducted a study to understand the current landscape of food security in the country and how farmer networks are adapting.
In Case You Missed It
The updated U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy rises to the challenges of our current global context to combat the root causes of hunger, poverty and malnutrition. Reflecting on lessons from the first strategy, as well as the latest evidence and insights, the updated strategy will guide Feed the Future’s work for the next five years.
To celebrate the U.S. Government Global Food Security Strategy, we held our annual Feed the Future Week on October 25-29 with the theme of “Rising to the Challenge.” We shared inspirational stories of people building a food secure world and how we’re working with partners to tackle today’s challenges.
After more than four years leading the Inter-American Foundation as President and CEO, Paloma Adams-Allen will take on a new post as Deputy Administrator for Management and Resources at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
A new graduate fellowship led by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Crop Improvement at Cornell University is working to support students from Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to become the next-generation of leaders in agriculture.
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Feed the Future is the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.