Africa: U.S and African Leaders Announce Progress, New Partnerships to Help Millions of Farming Families Through Agriculture

Today at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, U.S. and African officials announced that more than $10 billion will be realized through responsible private investments as part of the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition, which President Obama launched at the 2012 G8 Summit at Camp David.

These new investments are expected to create about 650,000 jobs and reach over 5 million smallholder farmers in initial New Alliance and Grow Africa countries. This increase includes commitments from 39 new Africa-based companies and 9 companies with international operations.

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