Investing in Food Security

Food security is today a pillar of The United States’ development strategy and because of the size of the challenge, there is a growing recognition that it will require both aid and private capital to address. Bycatalyzing private sector investment in agriculture and related food projects, OPIC and other development finance institutions help to increase the amount of resources devoted to this challenges, that is clearly too big for governments or nonprofits to address on their own.

As OPIC works to invest in projects that advance food security, it also recognizes that increasing food production is only part of the challenge. Many of OPIC’s projects support food storage and transportation and access to clean potable water, to help ensure that the world makes the most of its limited food resources; as well as preservation of the world’s forests and natural resources, which will help promote food production over time.