Feed the Future Climate-Smart Agriculture Fact Sheet
Feed the Future is Leading on Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems
Global demand for food is projected to increase by 50 percent between now and 2050. Feed the Future is making significant investments in developing and scaling innovations in order to mitigate projected climate impacts of as much as 30% reduced crop yields by 2050. Preparing for a hotter, drier, and more volatile climate is essential to ensuring food security today and in the years to come. Outlined in this fact sheet are examples of how Feed the Future draws upon the resources and expertise of its 12 U.S. government agencies in order to enable global climate-smart agriculture and food systems.