Thematic Areas
GAFSP tackles food security challenges by recognizing that climate resilience, gender equality, nutrition, and fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) are deeply interconnected. For example, climate-resilient crops not only withstand shocks but also improve nutrition; empowering women strengthens household food security and drives climate adaptation; addressing fragility and conflict builds stability and safeguards development gains; and better nutrition enables healthier, more productive communities.
By investing holistically across these areas, GAFSP maximizes impact, turning overlapping challenges into opportunities for lasting, sustainable change.
Explore how these themes work together in practice through the stories below.
Building Climate Resilience
Climate change poses a significant threat to global food security, especially for vulnerable farming communities. The need for sustainable, climate-resilient agricultural systems has never been more urgent. GAFSP's publically funded projects actively support climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to strengthen agricultural systems, ensuring that farmers can thrive in an increasingly unpredictable climate.
Empowering Women in Food Systems
Gender equality is essential to improving agricultural productivity, enhancing livelihoods, and achieving global food security. At GAFSP, we are dedicated to ensuring that women play a central role in agricultural development. By empowering women in food systems, we’re not just supporting families, but uplifting entire communities and economies.
Improving Nutrition Through Ë®¹ûÅÉAV
Malnutrition is one of the most pervasive issues undermining global development and well-being. GAFSP's publically funded projects improve access to diverse, nutritious foods, supporting better health outcomes and fostering sustainable nutrition for communities around the world.
Addressing Fragility, Conflict, and Violence
Fragility, conflict, and violence threaten food security by disrupting agricultural production, supply chains, and livelihoods, often in the communities that are already the most vulnerable. In these contexts, food systems are not only a means of survival but also a foundation for peace, stability, and recovery. GAFSP’s public and private sector investments help farmers and communities in fragile and conflict-affected settings restore livelihoods, strengthen resilience, and build inclusive, sustainable food systems that can withstand shocks.
