Posted by Jonathan Shrier on Jan 20, 2012 - 05:34 PM
![Amb. Cousin walks through a marketplace in Bangladesh, Sept. 29, 2010. [Public Domain]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2010_0929_marketplace_bangladesh_m.jpg)
As the Ambassador to the UN food agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cousin has already worked closely with WFP, FAO, IFAD and other Rome-based international organizations and diplomatic missions to ensure an effective response to food needs during crises. She also brings experience from a nongovernmental hunger organization and from the private sector, along with the vision and passion needed to lead the world in advancing food security. Secretary Clinton emphasized that Ambassador Cousin “has been central to designing and implementing our food security policies...[and she] will continue to be a powerful voice in the fight against hunger.”
Over the past half-century, the United States has been WFP's largest donor, supporting its lifesaving work in responding to emergencies. WFP also has an important role to play in supporting lasting food security. Through Feed the Future (FTF), the U.S. government supports country-driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long-term solutions to chronic food insecurity and undernutrition. We share WFP's vision of reducing the need for assistance by strengthening people's resilience to economic, natural, and other shocks and increasing their economic opportunities.
In this spirit, we have partnered with WFP through programs such as Purchase for Progress (P4P), an innovative pilot program that connects smallholder farmers to WFP's supply chain. WFP helps farmers produce at a higher quantity and quality, and provides a fair price for their products. Over time, as farmers increase their skills, capacity, and income, they can expand their sales to the private sector, moving from subsistence to self-reliant growth.
Recently, USAID announced a creative new partnership with WFP and PepsiCo to help chickpea farmers in Ethiopia improve the quality and quantity of their production. The EthioPEA project also aims to connect the farmers to domestic and international markets and to the production of a chickpea-based, nutrient-rich supplemental food that WFP will distribute to vulnerable populations.
We look forward to working closely with Ambassador Cousin to continue this deep cooperation with WFP -- to respond to today's emergencies and build sustainable solutions to global hunger and undernutrition.
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Der S. writes:
Thanks for helping
Posted on Thu Mar 08, 2012
Thanks for helping
Posted on Thu Mar 08, 2012
Maureen in Massachusetts writes:
She has the contemporary vision necessary to seize opportunities from emerging technologies, to adapt, partner and pull resources from entities across the globe. Global food security awaits with impatience for her leadership and messaging capabilities.
Posted on Sat Jan 21, 2012
She has the contemporary vision necessary to seize opportunities from emerging technologies, to adapt, partner and pull resources from entities across the globe. Global food security awaits with impatience for her leadership and messaging capabilities.
Posted on Sat Jan 21, 2012
Baholeyankumar in India writes:
OUR DAILY BREAD "JESUS" Amen.WORLD FOOD AND GOD OUR FATHER GIVE US WORLD PEACE.ALL FIRST BE A HUMAN BEING WITH LOT OF COMPASSION FOR FELLOW HUMAN.AMEN.GOD BLESS BLESS ALL.LET TRUTH PREVAIL AMONG US.
Posted on Fri Jan 20, 2012
OUR DAILY BREAD "JESUS" Amen.WORLD FOOD AND GOD OUR FATHER GIVE US WORLD PEACE.ALL FIRST BE A HUMAN BEING WITH LOT OF COMPASSION FOR FELLOW HUMAN.AMEN.GOD BLESS BLESS ALL.LET TRUTH PREVAIL AMONG US.
Posted on Fri Jan 20, 2012
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