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The Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa was formed in early 2000 out of concern that the U.S. response to rising hunger and poverty in Africa was increasingly inadequate. The Partnership's initial focus was to formulate a vision, strategy, and action plan to significantly increase public and private investment in African economic development and to increase the effectiveness of U.S. assistance to strengthen African agricultural and rural development.

Updates to our 2005 report "Investing in Africa's Future: U.S. Agricultural Development Assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa" are currently underway. To access the 2005 report, please click on the links in the Featured Resources section at the bottom of this page.

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Partnership in the Media

Partnership leaders – Peter McPherson, Ambassador Abdoulaye Diop, Julie Howard, Emmy Simmons, and Mary Chambliss are frequently contacted by journalists with questions about the impact of the global food price crisis in sub-Saharan Africa. Senior Fellow Michael Taylor was interviewed by the Christian Science Monitor in July. Howard was interviewed by American Public Radio’s “Marketplace” program on May 29 and was also featured in a special issue of National Journal focusing on the food crisis (June).

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Featured Resources

2005 REPORT: “Investing in Africa’s Future: U.S. Agricultural Development Assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.” (Executive Summary), Published Monday, September 12th, 2005
2005 REPORT: “Investing in Africa’s Future: U.S. Agricultural Development Assistance for sub-Saharan Africa.” (Full Report), Published Monday, September 12th, 2005