Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** nearly three quarters of a…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** nearly three quarters of a billion people do not get enough food to eat and many more are food insecure. While the level of food insecurity varies widely worldwide, IT is most severe in sub-saharan africa and IT exists to varying degrees in the caribbean and latin america. For decades, the U.S. Has led global efforts to alleviate food insecurity by providing multilateral support for agricultural development and international trade. Even though global food security has improved, many challenges persist. The global food system remains vulnerable to challenges posed by new pests, natural disasters and external shocks such as covid-19. Thus, opportunities to alleviate the situation exist through enhancing agricultural productivity, using emerging technology, etc. The center of excellence for global food security and defense (cegfsd) proposes to leverage the collective capacity of the 1890 partner institutions and their counterparts to address critical needs for international development with an emphasis on global food security and defense. The center will fund teaching, research, extension, and integrated projects designed to supply the country with a globally educated workforce and support critical needs in the area of global food security and defense. More specifically, the cegfsd will support projects that address the center's four broad goals as follows: (1) strengthen agricultural development in developing countries; (2) address new and emerging animal and plant pests and diseases; (3) engage in agricultural disaster recovery; and (4) continue the existing center of excellence for international engagement and development's activities at the university of maryland eastern shore.