Clean Water and Sanitation for All

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Feed the Future: The U S Government's Global Hunger & Food Security Initiative

APRIL 2023

Clean Water and Sanitation for All

Unprecedented drought pushing millions into starvation in the Horn of Africa. Rising conflict over shrinking natural resources. Surging cholera caseloads across the world.

What do all of these things have in common? Water.

Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Food Crisis Coordinator Dina Esposito recently sat down with USAID Global Water Coordinator and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Maura Barry to take a deep dive into observations and takeaways from the recent UN Water Conference and why they matter across development outcomes, including food security.

This edition of the newsletter also includes the winners of the 2023 Feed the Future-Agrilinks Photo Contest, which received more than 150 entries, and news on new commitments to gender equality, peanut-based innovations to help improve global food security and resilience, and increasing private investments in Ukraine.

For stories and updates related to Feed the Future and global food security progress, keep an eye out for our upcoming newsletter issues.

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Q&A: Reflections from UN Water

U.S. government delegation photo at UN Water Conference

Feed the Future Deputy Coordinator for Development Dina Esposito and USAID Global Water Coordinator and Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Maura Barry discuss the recent UN Water Conference, the global urgency of the water crisis and connections between water, climate change and food security.

Announcing the 2023 Feed the Future-Agrilinks Photo Contest Winners

Small Farmers Flourish / Photo Credit: Adam Finch, Root Capital

The 2023 Feed the Future-Agrilinks Photo Contest captured moments that inspire us to stay determined in our fight to end hunger, poverty and malnutrition. Thanks to our partners and independent photographers who captured our work and impact, we received more than 150 photos showing Feed the Future’s work and impact on breaking the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger from around the world.

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New Commitment Focuses on Women in Agrifood Systems

USAID’s new commitment, called Generating Resilience and Opportunities for Women (GROW), will tackle urgent challenges facing women in food and water systems, including climate change, while unlocking opportunities for women to advance economically – ultimately benefiting their families, communities and societies at large through improved food security, resilience and economic growth.

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Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Awarded Extension

The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut, which brings together research institutions in the U.S. and Africa to work on the cultivation, storage, marketing and consumption of peanuts, has been awarded a $15 million, five-year extension to support efforts to scale peanut-based innovations to improve global food security and resilience.

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DFC and USAID Plan to Galvanize Private Investment in Ukraine

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and USAID are working together with the Government of Ukraine to help identify and develop private sector projects as part of efforts to help address the country’s urgent development priorities and economic recovery.

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Improving Child Nutrition in Benin Through Fortified Flour Products

The family-owned Oasis des Enfants is making nutritious and reasonably priced enriched flour from soybeans, maize, peanuts and sorghum in Benin and contributing to improved child nutrition. To stay compliant with food safety regulations and expand its market opportunities, Oasis des Enfants worked with the U.S. African Development Foundation to secure a capacity-building grant, and the results have been substantial.