Dupont, Cargill ‘most supportive’ Feed the Future partners
Monday, May 19, 2014
On Monday, the U.S. Agency for International Development will launch a progress report ahead of a three-day global forum on Feed the Future, the U.S. government’s initiative to advance food security in 19 countries.
Bangladesh, Senegal and Honduras have shown the strongest results, according to a USAID spokesperson, and the 2013 progress report leans heavily on examples of success from those three countries. The spokesperson added that among participating U.S. companiesDuPont and Cargill have been the “most supportive” of the initiative, while Texas A&M, Kansas State, UC Davis, Tufts and Penn State have taken the lead among supporting universities.
U.S. government investments leveraged more than $160 million in private sector investment targeted at initiative’s goals, a 40 percent increase from 2012, according to the progress report.
Source: Devex (link opens in a new window)
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