Food and Agriculture

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World Vision Statement on Global Hunger Crisis

World Vision Statement on Global Hunger Crisis; Thanks Congress For Approving Additional Humanitarian Funding SEATTLE (May 19, 2022) — World Vision President and CEO, Edgar Sandoval Sr., issued the below statement following Congressional approval of $5.8 billion in international assistance: “Hunger is felt most...

World Vision Expresses Grave Concern About Global Food Crisis

World Vision Expresses Grave Concern About Global Food Crisis, Calls on Congress to Approve Additional International Food Assistance SEATTLE (May 11, 2022) —World Vision President and CEO, Edgar Sandoval Sr., issued the below statement following testimony of David Beasley, executive director of the World...

Humanitarian, Development and Global Health Organizations Release New Data Showing the Devastating Human Costs of Proposed Administration Cuts to Foreign Assistance

Washington, DC – As Secretary of State Rex Tillerson prepares to testify on the administration’s budget, a leading group of humanitarian, development and global health organizations are releasing new data that shows just how devastating these proposed cuts to the United States’ foreign aid budget would be to millions of people in the poorest countries.

Fact Sheets and Extras


Food security factsheet from InterAction (PDF)

Building on decades of U.S. investment in agricultural development, Feed the Future (a collaboration of USAID, the Departments of State, Agriculture, and the Treasury, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and five other agencies, including World Vision, work to decrease hunger around the world) supports countries in the development and implementation of their own food security strategies.

Leveraging food assistance for a hunger-free world (PDF)

This report documents World Vision’s experience in six countries (Uganda, Lesotho, Niger, Zimbabwe, Myanmar, and Kenya). In 2013, 30% of World Vision’s food assistance (Food and Cash for Assets) programs incorporated resilience-building elements to address the root causes of hunger and reduce the need for emergency relief in the future.