ShareFood Security: Policy Solutions
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Within governments there is a growing awareness that global food security is a prerequisite for peace. Several United States policies seek to address hunger globally.
Feed the FutureThe Obama administration launched the Feed the Future initiative in May. Feed the Future (FTF) is a comprehensive system that looks to address hunger worldwide. It renews the U.S. commitment to invest in sustainably reducing hunger and poverty. President Obama has pledged at least $3.5 billion over the next three years in agricultural development and food security. The initiative plans to work with individual countries to create development plans suited to each country’s needs by coordinating with the private sector and civil society. The initiative prioritizes growth in the agricultural sector while also improving nutrition, and recognizes the important role of women in agricultural societies. The initiative includes accountability and transparency measures so that progress will be measureable. Global Food Security ActThe Global Food Security Act (S. 384), introduced by Senator Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), also seeks to increase the U.S. commitment to ending hunger. The bill would require the President to create a Special Coordinator for Food Security, who would advise the and oversee implementation of a comprehensive food security strategy. The bill also expands the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include conservation farming, nutrition for vulnerable populations, and economic integration of persons in extreme poverty. The bill envisions that U.S. land grant universities would partner with developing countries to research agricultural capabilities of those countries. In addition, the bill authorizes the President to provide emergency rapid response to food crisis in the form of short-term aid and establishes a fund for this response. MCCWhile MCC supports the goals of these initiatives, they are still a long way from perfect. MCC advocates for food policies that:
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