USDA and USAID announce the Global Food Security Research Strategy

On October 19^th, USDA and USAID released the U.S. government’s Global Food Security Research Strategy. The new research strategy emphasizes priority objectives and the use of data to help strengthen the impact of U.S. food security assistance and, with America’s leadership, generate sustainable solutions for addressing the root causes of hunger and malnutrition, which are both inextricably linked to entrenched, extreme poverty.

The research strategy will underpin the United States Government Global Food Security Strategy (2022-2026), which makes clear that sustainable agricultural productivity growth is most effective in achieving the concurrent goals of reducing extreme poverty and hunger, while helping to lift the real incomes of the poor, and making diets nutritious and affordable for all.  The new research strategy focuses on three areas where science and innovation are essential to progress:

1. Climate-smart agricultural innovations
2. Improved nutrition through high-quality, affordable diets, and
3. Genetic improvement of resilient crops and livestock

This strategy will guide investments in technologies, tools, and practices that generate solutions while building capacity in our partner countries. It provides a basis for discerning research opportunities that will provide widespread increases in food security. Emerging opportunities for both food security and the environment include reducing greenhouse gas emissions intensity and improving production efficiency while helping lift people up from poverty and malnutrition.