The United States today announced it will contribute US$155 million to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē) to improve the resilience and sustainability of agriculture and food systems in the face of ongoing crises. A new states this new contribution will āsupport projects that raise agricultural productivity, link farmers to markets, improve livelihoods, reduce vulnerability, and enhance resilience to shocksā in the worldās poorest countries.
We thank šŗšø for their contribution as works to improve and build resilience in the worldās most vulnerable countries.
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Since its inception in 2010, the US has contributed over US$668 million to ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē to support public and private sector projects across 50 low-income countries. As of April 2022, Mr. Nicholas Strychacz, Deputy Director of the Office of International Development Policy at the US Treasury Department, serves as Co-Chair of the ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Steering Committee.
"We are grateful to the US for its staunch support of the Program. ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē was created in the wake of the last food price crisis, with the aim of complementing immediate, humanitarian responses by investing in medium- to long-term agricultural development. Today, we face yet another food security crisis and ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē is prepared to step up and respond. We look forward to continuing to work with the US, and other Steering Committee members, to ensure that farmers and wider food systems can become more resilient and sustainable, in times of crisis and beyond.ā ā Ms. Kathryn Hollifield, ĀŅĀ×ŗ£½Ē Program Manager
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