Food Security & Agriculture

Sufficient food production and access, climate change, conflict, displacement, and a growing global population are among the many challenges facing families and communities who struggle to put nutritious food on the table. In the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of individuals forced to leave their homes due to conflict, which has become a major cause of food insecurity. Many families facing food insecurity rely on their own food production and income from farming, which is stressed by an escalation of natural disasters due to climate change. These repeating shocks have severe implications on the food security and livelihood of vulnerable populations. The impact of COVID-19 on food supply chains, livelihoods and food security in nearly every country of the world has made innovative solutions more urgent than ever before.

Global Communities’ programs help farmers produce more reliable sources of food, increase their income, and attain increased household stability and financial security. We work with farmers to provide access to knowledge, skills, inputs, and markets, as well as ongoing support for climate-adapted and productivity-enhancing sustainable agricultural practices. Through our programs, farmers build assets through small animal production and non-farm income generation so they can better sustain their families and remain resilient when shocks arise. Program participants often emerge as community change leaders who encourage others to practice sustainable production approaches that conserve soil, capture water and improve production. These practices have helped increase incomes, decrease malnutrition, and improve food security within communities.