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The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security & Nutrition: A Call from CSOs to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøDonors for Urgent Action
With the support of CSOs and their members, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøshould develop quick monitoring of the real impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on small-scale farmers and small-scale food providers, which can be used as evidence to support these adjustments.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program Announces New Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty in FCV Countries
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø announced that seven projects in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) will receive grants totaling $97.6 million.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Fund ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøEmbarks on New Replenishment Model
Ten years after G-20 leaders created the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program to tackle hunger and malnutrition, the fund will hold its first replenishment event next June in Berlin, seeking $1.5 billion.
IFC Invests in Soufflet Ethiopia to Boost Local Malt Production, Support Farmers
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Private Sector Window of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program (GAFSP), today announced a €20 million investment in Soufflet Malt Ethiopia to help the company build and operate a malting plant in Ethiopia, supporting local farmers and economic growth.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program Announces New Round of Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Seven Countries to Receive $160 Million to Improve Food Security and Increase Incomes
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program Announces $107 Million in Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Partners in the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøannounced $107 million in grants to five countries−Benin, Bhutan, Kenya, Laos PDR, and Timor Leste−for country-led initiatives to increase agriculture productivity, reduce poverty, and improve food and nutrition security.
IFC, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøInvest $6 million to Fund Expansion of Ethiopia-based africaJUICE
IFC and the private sector window will each invest $3 million to support growth and expansion of africaJUICE, sub-Saharan Africa’s first Fairtrade certified company that both grows and processes tropical fruit.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøSet To Reach More Than 10 Million Farmers across 25 Countries
Partners in the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a multi-donor trust fund established in 2010 to improve food security in the world’s poorest countries, today announced the allocation of $254.5 million in grants to eight countries.
IFC, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍøInvest $10 Million in Root Capital to Support Small Farmers in Africa, Latin America
IFC and the private sector window of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program (GAFSP) will invest $5 million each in Root Capital to help expand access to working capital and markets for 300,000 farmers over the next four years.
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program Announces New Round of Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Six Countries to receive $177 Million to increase Incomes, and improve food security.
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition
At the Camp David Summit, G-8 and African leaders will commit to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of our shared commitment to achieving global food security.
Dutch Government Contributes €100 Million to Global Food Security, Signs Agreement with IFC
IFC and the Netherlands today signed an agreement, formalizing a €100 million contribution by the government to the Private Sector Window of the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø and Food Security Program, to strengthen investment in food security in emerging market countries.