Addis Ababa, April 14, 2023 (FBC) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ireland’s international development programme, Irish Aid, announced new funding worth over $75 million to build more sustainable food systems to help fight global hunger and prevent the next food crisis in sub-Saharan Africa.
In a new co-partnership that invests over $75 million in sub-Saharan Africa, USAID will work with Congress to provide $38.6 million and Irish Aid will contribute at least $37 million to support the transformation of food systems to become more climate resilient, provide more nutritious food to the population, create a green energy transition from agricultural waste, and support sustainable economic growth, including increased income for farmers, including female farmers.