Feed the Future Initiative

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/feed-the-future-initiative

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the official launch year?2010
2. What is the founding administration?Obama Administration
3. Why was the Feed the Future Initiative created?It began after the 2007-2008 food price crisis showed how fragile food supplies can be. The U.S. wanted to protect people from hunger and help them grow food safely.
4. How does the Feed the Future Initiative help farmers?It gives farmers better seeds, fertilizers, and new farming tools. It also teaches them how to take care of soil and water, so they can grow more food and earn more money.

Food Security: The condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
Agricultural Development: The process of improving agricultural productivity, efficiency, and sustainability through technological, economic, and social advancements.
Food Price Spikes: Sudden and significant increases in the cost of food commodities on the global market.
Value Chain: The entire process of producing, processing, distributing, and consuming a food product.