USAID in the Wash Post!

An article about Rajiv Shah, the USAID Administrator, in the Washington Post:

Rajiv Shah, USAID director, on tackling global hunger and why women lead the way

By Mary Beth Sheridan

Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 7, 2010

The number of people suffering from hunger has now topped 1 billion globally -- the highest since 1970, according to the United Nations. U.S. foreign-aid director Rajiv Shah, 37, recently presented the Obama administration's strategy to tackle the food crisis.

"Feed the Future" will focus on improving the agricultural systems of at least 20 countries. It's part of an international effort that could benefit 40 million poor people over a decade, officials say.

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