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The World Bank Group is doubling down on its efforts to connect countries with data and knowledge, advice and financial resources to strengthen their food systems, to create jobs and to reduce poverty with the help of the food sector:

  • Supporting countries to prevent, prepare and respond to food and nutrition security crisis,
  • Scaling wide-ranging solutions for nutrition and healthy diets, and
  • Advancing low-emissions and climate-resilient food systems.


Over the last five years, the World Bank directly financed $22.3 billion for food and agriculture, of which $3.6 billion supported resilience measures. By the end of June 2024, the World Bank Group had helped strengthen food and nutrition security for 201 million people through its active portfolio. We will now aim to reach 327 million people by 2030, working as one institution, and with partners, to more effectively crowd in public and private sector solutions and bring our impact to scale.

Our work in food and agriculture focuses on: 

  • Strengthening food and nutrition security,
  • Making agriculture more resilient and sustainable,
  • Advancing data and digital solutions,
  • Developing agricultural markets and jobs,
  • Repurposing farming support,
  • Tackling health issues for people, animals and the environment
  • Promoting science and knowledge to spur innovation.

Last Updated: Apr 14, 2025

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