Food is about people, opportunities and development.

Food creates jobs and increases incomes. It enables families to afford education and improves people’s health. Local businesses grow, and value remains where the food is produced.

Food is not an add-on to development. Food is the foundation of all development.

In our projects, we see this every day: farmers, youth and women entrepreneurs working together, investing, and creating value that lifts entire communities. Food is about more than harvests. Food is about expanding opportunities.

This is what we want to highlight. Stories and results that show what happens when we invest in food — how jobs are created, how businesses grow, how equality is strengthened, how climate resilience is built, and how people gain the space to shape their own future.

nearly two in five workers worldwide are employed in the agrifood sector