March 11, 2010
GAO Report - Global Food Security: U.S. Agencies Progressing on Governmentwide Strategy, but Approach Faces Several Vulnerabilities
Author
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Summary
For this report, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) "examined (1) the types and funding of food security programs and activities of relevant U.S. government agencies; and (2) progress in developing an integrated U.S. governmentwide strategy to address global food insecurity as well as potential vulnerabilities of that strategy."
Based on its analysis, the GAO provided two recommendations to the Secretary of State to improve U.S. global food security efforts: "(1) develop an operational definition of food security that is accepted by all U.S. agencies, establish a methodology for consistently reporting comprehensive data across agencies, and periodically inventory agencies’ food security-related programs and funding; and (2) collaborate with other agency heads to finalize a governmentwide strategy that delineates measures to mitigate the risks associated with the host country-led approach."
Additional Information
Report:
- Access the GAO's one-page summary of the report here. (PDF)
- Access the full report here. (PDF)
Hearing: The report was released on March 11, 2010 at a House Committee on Appropriations (Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies) hearing titled "Global Food Security".
- Learn more about the testimony given by GAO representatives during the hearing here.
- Learn more about the opening remarks given during the hearing by the Subcommittee Chair here.
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Congress, Reports & Factsheets, USAID - U.S. Agency for International Development, State - U.S. Department of State, Peace Corps, USDA - U.S. Department of Agriculture, DoD - U.S. Department of Defense, DoL - U.S. Department of Labor, GAO - U.S. Government Accountability Office, Nutrition/Food Security
