Based on these estimates the demand for food worldwide will increase by 40%-70% by 2050 depending on income growth in developing countries most affected by poverty and chronic health issues.
[5] At the 2009 G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, President of the United States Barack Obama announced a $10.15 billion commitment over 3 years to an initiative that would focus on reducing hunger and poverty in developing countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and South East Asia.
[7] The two main objectives of the Feed the Future Initiative are: to accelerate agriculture sector growth, and to improve the nutritional status of people in the FtF focus and aligned countries.
[7] According to Feed the Future's strategy guide,[7] the Initiative's input and effects differ for each involved country due to FtF's policy of country-specific, country-owned implementation plans.
Partner companies include Bayer, Cargill, John Deere, Mars, Monsanto,[10] OX Delivers, PepsiCo.,[11][12] Olam and Starbucks A 2013 Government Accountability Office report indicated that "without ongoing assessments of risks on the ground .. American money, goodwill, and expertise could be squandered.