Sec. 2. Findings
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Section 2 of the Global Food Security Act of 2016 ( 22 U.S.C. 9301 ) is amended to read as follows: Congress makes the following findings: According to the World Food Programme of the United Nations, nearly 193,000,000 people faced acute food insecurity and required urgent assistance in 2021, compared to 108,000,000 people who were in such a situation in 2016. According to Food and Agricultural Organization’s Food Price Index, the cost of food in 2022 has risen to the highest levels on record, representing a 57 percent increase compared to the cost of food 2016.
According to the World Bank, every 1 percent increase in food prices pushes 10,000,000 more people into extreme poverty worldwide. According to the February 2022 Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community , The economic fallout from COVID–19, combined with conflict and weather extremes, has driven hunger worldwide to its highest point in more than a decade, which increases the risk of instability. . On March 10, 2022, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence declared that as a consequence [of the war in Ukraine], we perceive that there is an increasing [food insecurity] challenge… particularly with developing countries. .
Realizing that increased food production addresses one aspect, but not all aspects, of food and nutrition security, a comprehensive, multisectoral approach to sustainable food and nutrition security must consider agriculture and food systems in their totality. Such an approach to sustainable food and nutrition security should not only respond to emergency food shortages, but should also address— chronic malnutrition, including stunting and wasting; resilience to food and nutrition insecurity; strengthening the capacity of poor, rural populations to improve their agricultural productivity and incomes; removing institutional impediments to agricultural development; value chain access and efficiency, including processing and storage; enhancing agribusiness development; access to markets and activities that address the specific needs and barriers facing women, youth, and small-scale producers; climate adaptation; education; and collaborative research and innovation. .
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