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April 2022
Investing in Our Planet
for a Food-Secure Future
In the face of major shocks to global food security, from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the historically high levels of food insecurity in the Horn of and West Africa, strengthening resilience is the key to taking on another
challenge – the climate crisis. From record-breaking temperatures, droughts to devastating floods, the climate crisis is disrupting how communities grow and access nourishing food. Feed the Future works hand-in-hand with partners around the world to bolster climate resilience in the fight to end hunger and malnutrition.

Through the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE), we’re working to empower over half a billion people most at-risk to adapt to climate change by 2030. And with more than $2 billion requested for adaptation in President Biden’s budget request, if appropriated, the U.S. Government will be able to help vulnerable communities meet the climate crisis head-on.

That means collaborating with the private sector to reduce food loss and waste, looking to space to track climate risks for farmers on the ground, and working with scientists on locally-led climate solutions. When we face the climate crisis head-on, we can protect the progress we’ve made and create better development results all around.

This Earth Day, discover how Feed the Future is working with families across the food system to withstand climate shocks, while also preparing for the next one.
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Josephine Yeboah uses ZeroFly® Hermetic Storage bags, developed by Feed the Future and our partners, to store poultry feed on their farm in Ghana. Now, her farm is protected from pests, she’s saving on production costs and she’s adapting to the effects of climate change.

Feed the Future and NASA are working together to build resilience in South Asia. By collaborating with local decision-makers so they have the right information, communities in South Asia can better adapt to and respond to the climate challenges that come their way.

Hajia Fatima Aliu worked with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish to implement a technique called rice-fish farming. Aliu now grows two crops, reduces greenhouse gas emissions and builds climate resilience all at the same time.

More From Our Partners
This Earth Day, USAID released its new 2022-2030 Climate Strategy that will guide the Agency’s actions to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and help partner countries build resilience to climate change. This whole-of-Agency approach will transform USAID’s ongoing humanitarian and development work to advance equitable and ambitious actions to confront the climate crisis.
Twiga Foods Ltd., supported by the U.S. Development Finance Corporation, is the first East African company to be recognized on TIME’s Top 100 Most Influential Companies. Twiga connects small farmers in remote parts of Kenya with urban food vendors.
The Inter-American Foundation is accepting proposals from local, grassroots organizations in Central America and Southern Mexico to work on environmental resilience and disaster prevention. Apply for funding by May 15, 2022.

In Case You Missed It
Thank you to all those who shared our contest – we received more than 120 total entries, all of which is thanks to you. Our partners captured moments that inspire us to stay determined in our fight to end hunger, poverty and malnutrition.
After a decade of success (2012-2022), the Feed the Future Partnering for Innovation Project comes to a close, but the work continues. Focused on building partnerships with private sector agribusinesses in emerging markets, our partnerships improve the productivity, incomes and lives of millions of farmers.
All the sessions from March's ICTforAg Conference are now available on YouTube. This year’s conference focused on inclusion: how women, youth and digital technologies are critical to strengthening resilience around the world.
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Feed the Future is the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative.