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Global Food Security Act reauthorization: Responding to new and lingering challenges

28 Mar 2023

The World Feed the Future Initiative (FTF), the US government’s Bank estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic pushed an premier effort to address the root causes of hunger and additional 119 to 124 million people around the world into poverty in lower- and middle-income countries. [...] Between 720 and uals and families above the poverty line and allowing 811 million people faced hunger in 2020, an increase of children to live free from stunting and malnutrition. [...] Through GFSA, the US The World Bank estimates can leverage the full power of coordinated US govern- that the COVID-19 pandemic ment agency partners, US research, and perhaps most pushed an additional importantly, strengthened local partnerships and capac- ity development to ensure FTF is transformational for 119 to 124 million people communities in the decades to come. [...] Congress should recognize the importance of global ment and community engagement, which are critical food security and agriculture programs as well as to driving sustainable, long-term decreases in pov- the role of ag R&D for addressing climate change. [...] Congress should prioritize local Extension efforts should be incorporated into the capacity development in the GFSA to reinforce R&D process, especially around climate-smart the importance of community engagement in food agriculture and food security issues, to ensure that security efforts.
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