Reversing global trends of poverty, hunger, and undernutrition are core objectives of Feed the Future, the U.S. Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. A clear focus on harnessing agricultural science and technology is key to reaching these objectives, particularly considering that providing sufficient food to the world’s growing population will require a 70 percent increase in agricultural production by 2050.
Learn more in the Feed the Future fact research fact sheet (pdf, 246kb).