This boy from rural Senegal isn’t old enough to go to class yet, but he can still enjoy a healthy meal of daharine, a nutritious porridge of rice, chickpeas, and peanut sauce, at a USAID-supported Community Meals program based at the local school.
You may have noticed there's a lot of buzz around the G8 Summit, which the United States hosted this year, especially regarding food security, hunger and nutrition. There's good reason for that.
The governments of the United States and Brazil today formalized a partnership with the Government of Honduras to increase agriculture production, decrease undernutrition, and promote renewable energy in Honduras, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere.
In January 2012, the Peace Corps announced that it would re-establish its program after suspending it in 2004. The new program is being opened with significant support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding to contribute to the completion of the Kilombero road is just the beginning of work to enhance Tanzania’s agricultural sector through changes in policy, cooperation with the private sector, and the use of new technologies to increase production.
Today, Thursday, September 6, the White House will welcome 11 Champions of Change who have committed themselves to Strengthening Food Security in the United States and around the world. These individuals know that hunger is an issue that touches the lives of people all around us.
Specifically, the workshop agenda will focus on three main themes; increasing stability and transparency in policy reforms regarding land, seeds, taxes and trade; improving the private sector investment climate for long term economic growth; and developing domestic and regional input policies that encourage greater private sector participation in the production, marketing, and trade in seeds and other inputs.
September 5, 2012|U.S. Department of State DipNote blog
Crucially, this project ensures that families' livestock will be healthier after a crisis. While the emphasis in a traditional emergency response program is on feeding the people—not the animals—this coordinated effort works to ensure the survival of Nigeriens' most valuable asset.
I am pleased to join the Government of Ghana, representatives of other members of the Group of Eight—the G8—as well as private sector and development partners in launching the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition. This is a day long anticipated.
