By marshaling resources for food security and by improving the way we do development, Feed the Future is already making a difference in people’s lives. Download our first progress report (pdf, 4kb) to read more about the progress achieved by the Feed the Future initiative from May 2009 through May 2012. This report does not provide a comprehensive list of Feed the Future investments, but rather uses select examples that illustrate the scope of Feed the Future investments across the countries in which we work. Learn more about how we're doing development differently and holding ourselves accountable in our first Feed the Future scorecard.
| INDICATORS | MEASURED |
| Annually | |
Number of households with formalized land |
Annually |
Hectares under new or improved/rehabilitated irrigation |
Annually |
Number of hectares under improved technologies or management practices as a result of U.S. Government assistance |
Annually |
Number of farmers and others who have applied new technologies or management practices as a result of U.S. Government assistance |
Annually |
Number of individuals who have received U.S. Goverment supported short-term agricultural sector productivity or food security training |
Annually |
Number of food security private enterprises (for profit), producers organizations, water users associations, women’s groups, trade and business associations, and community-based organizations receiving U.S. Government assistance |
Annually |
Number of private enterprises, producers organizations, water users associations, women’s groups, trade and business associations and community-based organizations that applied new technologies or management practices as a result of U.S. Government assistance |
Annually |
Value of agricultural and rural loans |
Annually |