ARS Food Security Research

Food security was defined at the World Food Summit of 1996 as existing “when all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life”.   Today, almost 1 billion people around the world do not have access to a sufficient supply of nutritious and safe food.   Tackling this problem to help establish global food security is important not only to hundreds of millions of hungry people, but also to the sustainable economic growth of these nations and the long-term economic prosperity of the United States.  As we help countries become more food secure and raise incomes, we also expand markets for American producers.

ARS brings its research and international partnering expertise to the table, joining the global community to achieve food security for all people, and promote peace and prosperity.

• Feed the Future Research Programs
  
  

• Collaborative Research
  
  

• USAID Participating Agency Service Agreement (PASA)