How Can Agriculture Contribute to Peace?

Jan 30, 2025 | Pablo Molina Asensi, Peace News Network
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Agricultural development and food security play a key role in strengthening peace in fragile societies. According to Ambassador George Moose, Acting President and CEO of United States Institute for Peace, “Agriculture has been… the bedrock upon which American democracy and American prosperity have been built.” Additionally, “ the American people have been generous in sharing that bounty with people all around the world,” as the United States’ government’s efforts to tie food security to societal resilience, embodied in the 1954 Food for Peace Act, through which the U.S. has historically provided food assistance across the world.