Why is CIDA Focusing on Increasing Food Security?
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that for the first time in human history, more than a billion people around the world do not have enough food to meet their daily needs. There is, however, room for hope: the World Bank predicts that an increase in gross domestic product (GDP) as a result of growth in agriculture benefits the incomes of poor people two to four times more than GDP growth in other sectors. When more food is produced, not only are more people fed, more people see their incomes grow. CIDA is working with Canadian, international and local partners to increase food security by improving the productivity of smallholder farmers, and by supporting research and development in nutrition and agriculture.
