U.S. Department of State

Food Security: Working With Organizations

Bureau of Public Affairs

September 25, 2009

This week President Obama and Secretary Clinton will release a new fact sheet that will include specific commitments from several foundations. On Saturday, September 26, Secretary Clinton will then co-host a meeting on Global Food Security with Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to follow up. You can learn more about what others are doing to promote agriculture-led development and food security by going to websites such as:

• The Gates Foundation (http://www.gatesfoundation.org/agriculturaldevelopment/);
• The Hewlett Foundation (http://www.hewlett.org/programs/global-development-program/improving-the-efficiency-of-agricultural-markets);
• The Rabobank Foundation (http://www.rabobank.com/content/about_us/rabobank_foundation/);
• The Rockefeller Foundation (http://www.rockfound.org/initiatives/agra/agra.shtml);
• The United Nations Global Issues focus on Food (http://www.un.org/en/globalissues/food/index.shtml).