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Food nourishes not only bodies and minds but communities. Food security brings economic security.
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The most effective way to improve the lives of millions in poverty is to support agriculture in developing countries. Most of the world’s poor are farmers, and those who are not spend much of their income on food. Transforming a country’s agriculture sector can create jobs, raise incomes, reduce malnutrition, and kick-start the economy on a path to middle-income growth. In fact, almost every industrialized nation began its economic ascent with an agricultural transformation. Recent examples include Brazil, China, and Vietnam, each of which at least doubled the value of its agriculture sector within 20 years of starting its transformation. Many other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America are earlier on the path of transformation.
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Overall, the number of people with insufficient food consumption has increased in all regions compared to past month and year, except in West Africa where it declined by 3.4% over the previous month.
The most effective way to improve the lives of millions in poverty is to support agriculture in developing countries.