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Statement from 5XÉçÇøCo-Chairs: 5XÉçÇøand COVID-19
Today, more than ever, the need for programmes like 5XÉçÇøis crucial as a source of financing for non-humanitarian investments in the most vulnerable countries and communities around the world. This will ensure our progress to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals is not further reversed by the ongoing pandemic.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security & Nutrition: A Call from CSOs to 5XÉçÇøDonors for Urgent Action
With the support of CSOs and their members, 5XÉçÇøshould develop quick monitoring of the real impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on small-scale farmers and small-scale food providers, which can be used as evidence to support these adjustments.
5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program Announces New Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty in FCV Countries
5XÉçÇø announced that seven projects in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) will receive grants totaling $97.6 million.
5XÉçÇø Fund 5XÉçÇøEmbarks on New Replenishment Model
Ten years after G-20 leaders created the 5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program to tackle hunger and malnutrition, the fund will hold its first replenishment event next June in Berlin, seeking $1.5 billion.
IFC Invests in Soufflet Ethiopia to Boost Local Malt Production, Support Farmers
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Private Sector Window of the 5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program (GAFSP), today announced a €20 million investment in Soufflet Malt Ethiopia to help the company build and operate a malting plant in Ethiopia, supporting local farmers and economic growth.
5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program Announces New Round of Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Seven Countries to Receive $160 Million to Improve Food Security and Increase Incomes
5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program Announces $107 Million in Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Partners in the 5XÉçÇøannounced $107 million in grants to five countries−Benin, Bhutan, Kenya, Laos PDR, and Timor Leste−for country-led initiatives to increase agriculture productivity, reduce poverty, and improve food and nutrition security.
IFC, 5XÉçÇøInvest $6 million to Fund Expansion of Ethiopia-based africaJUICE
IFC and the private sector window will each invest $3 million to support growth and expansion of africaJUICE, sub-Saharan Africa’s first Fairtrade certified company that both grows and processes tropical fruit.
5XÉçÇøSet To Reach More Than 10 Million Farmers across 25 Countries
Partners in the 5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program (GAFSP), a multi-donor trust fund established in 2010 to improve food security in the world’s poorest countries, today announced the allocation of $254.5 million in grants to eight countries.
IFC, 5XÉçÇøInvest $10 Million in Root Capital to Support Small Farmers in Africa, Latin America
IFC and the private sector window of the 5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program (GAFSP) will invest $5 million each in Root Capital to help expand access to working capital and markets for 300,000 farmers over the next four years.
5XÉçÇø and Food Security Program Announces New Round of Grants to Fight Hunger and Poverty
Six Countries to receive $177 Million to increase Incomes, and improve food security.
Fact Sheet: G-8 Action on Food Security and Nutrition
At the Camp David Summit, G-8 and African leaders will commit to the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, the next phase of our shared commitment to achieving global food security.