The Obama Administration's Feed the Future Initiative (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised July 25, 2016 |
| Report Number |
R44216 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Marian L. Lawson, Specialist in Foreign Assistance Policy; Randy Schnepf, Specialist in Agricultural Policy; Nicolas Cook, Specialist in African Affairs |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
The Obama Administration’s Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative is a U.S. international development program launched in 2010 that invests in food security and agricultural development activities in a select group of developing countries in an effort to reduce hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and food insecurity. The bulk of FTF funding supports 19 “focus countries” selected based on country ownership potential, needs, and opportunities to achieve success. FTF supports additional countries under aligned and regional programs and through assistance to three “strategic partners”—Brazil, India, and South Africa—to increase regionally based sustainable development capacities.
The FTF initiative originated largely as the U.S. component of the international response to the heightened food insecurity resulting from the global food price crisis of 2007-2008. In July 2009, at the G8 Summit in L’Aquila, Italy, President Obama pledged to provide at least $3.5 billion over three years to a global agriculture and food security initiative referred to as the Global Partnership. In total, the international donor community pledged $22 billion to promote global agricultural development, improved nutrition, and food security. Since its origin, FTF has expanded into a whole-of-government effort. In addition to the Global Partnership, FTF also supports implementation of President Obama’s 2010 Policy Directive on Global Development and coordination of previously existing U.S. agricultural development policies.
