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financial aid and support for the efforts of international organizations. Ireland, through its
official development assistance program Irish Aid, provides food security support for a number
of countries, including Ethiopia, Malawi andMozambique. Aid is provided tosupport investment
in the agricultural sector.124 The U.S. also provides technical and financial aid for food security
in a number of countries. It does so through its global food hunger and food security initiative
“Feed the Future,” which improves agriculture and food security.125 Both Ireland and the U.S.
support international organizations—such as the FAO and WFP—by providing funds and
technical assistance in the framework of their projects.
Regional cooperation, within the frameworkof regional organizations’ platforms and initiatives,
provides a solid base for boosting food security on national and regional levels. Ireland enjoys
the support of the EU for its food security related policies and programs. The EU provides
funding for a number of projects that benefit the agricultural sector in Ireland, including the
Rural Development Program, the Horizon 2020 program, and the European Innovation
Partnership for Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability. The Rural Development Program
aims to restore and preserve agriculture and forestry ecosystems and improve the conditions
and livelihoods of rural inhabitants. The Horizon 2020 program provides funding to Irish
researchers in the agriculture and agri-foods sectors, specifically for the development of
sustainable farming and food chain safety. The European Innovation Partnership for
Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability provides various funding streams and encourages
collaboration between stakeholders—including agribusinesses, researchers and NGOs—in the
area of agricultural innovation.126
While the U.S. does not partake in a similar CAP agreement, it plays amajor role as a global food
exporter, benefitting from 20 free trade agreementswith FTA partner countries accounting for
47% of exported U.S. products across all categories.127
Table 14: Cooperation - Best Practices
Country Cooperation
Ireland - Bilateral: Collaboration with the U.S. government to establish the Scaling up
Nutrition (SUN) Movement in 2010. Providing technical and financial aid for a
number of countries in the area of food security
- Regional: Benefiting from EU support and guidance in the area of food security,
within the framework of multiple programs, including the Rural Development
Program, the Horizon 2020 program, and European Innovation Partnership for
Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability
- International: Financial support to FAO and WFP efforts in the area of food security
U.S. - Bilateral: Providing technical and financial aid for a number of countries in the area
of food security through its global food hunger and food security initiative “Feed the
Future"
- Regional: Multiple free trade agreements provide access for partners to the U.S. market
- International: Financial support to FAO efforts in the area of food security
124 Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defense. (2018, February). Review of the Irish Aid Programme.
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125 Feed the Futurewebsit
126 Ibid.
127 International Trade Administration. (n.d.). Free Trade Agreements. Retrieved fro