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In the 50 years since its creation, the U.S. Agency for
International Development’s Food for Peace program has
sent 106 million metric tons of food overseas, keeping
more than three billion people from hunger, malnutrition
and starvation, while creating thousands of jobs in the
United States and abroad. Over the years, more than 150
countries have received Food for Peace aid.
Currently, one billion people world-wide confront hunger,
up an estimated 100 million people since 2001. Food for
Peace recognizes that hunger in today’s world is caused
by more than just a lack of food. Often it is the consequence
of the collapse of a country’s agricultural, economic,
political, and trading systems.
Food for Peace not only provides emergency food to
those who desperately need it, but also gives them the
means to address their own long-term food needs. To do
so, Food for Peace activities seek to improve peoples’
understanding of nutrition and health, promote the latest
sustainable agricultural practices, and train people in
new ways of earning extra income.
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