We’re working to break the cycle of poverty, hunger and malnutrition.

As the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative, Feed the Future works hand-in-hand with partner countries to develop their agriculture sectors and break the vicious cycle of poverty and hunger. We are helping people feed themselves and creating important opportunities for a new generation of young people, while building a more stable world.

Q&A with USAID Chief Nutritionist Patrick Webb: Ending Hunger Goes Beyond Filling Stomachs

Source: USAID Blog An influential thought leader shares why nutrition needs to cut across food security, humanitarian aid, and global health… Read more

A Women Farmers’ Cooperative on a Mission to Decrease Hunger

In Nigeria, one woman is leading her community to use sustainable farming methods, as well as technology, to thrive. A group of women farmers in… Read more

Lenca Women of Honduras Use Grant to Help Their Communities Thrive

Hundreds of women farmers have improved their yields, as well as their family diets. In the Intibucá department of Honduras, more than a quarter of… Read more

Women Researchers Across Africa Focus on Indigenous Crops to Boost Food Security – And Other Women’s Livelihoods

Crops like soursop, okra and leafy greens are a source of nutrition and economic security for women smallholder farmers across the continent. In East and… Read more

Our Impact

Read our annual update to learn more about our results through the years and read the stories of lives changed.

Where We Work

We currently focus our efforts in 20 target countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ethiopia

With a population of more than 112 million people, Ethiopia is one of the fastest-growing countries and economies in Africa.

Ghana

Agriculture is the largest source of employment in Ghana and growth in the sector is responsible for much of the country’s poverty reduction.

Guatemala

Guatemala has tremendous potential for expanding its agriculture sector – promising job creation and stable incomes – to address the primary drivers of poor nutrition, poverty and migration.