The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Announces Grant

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Council on Global Affairs today announced it is undertaking an initiative to bring attention to the need for renewed U.S. leadership in long-term global agricultural development. The project is funded by a grant of nearly $1 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Global Agricultural Development Project will convene a bipartisan group of former government, business, and civic leaders, and experts in the fields of agricultural development, U.S. foreign policy, trade, and international economics to propose a series of recommendations that can help increase the productivity and incomes of small-holder farming families and advance global agricultural development as a major U.S. foreign aid priority.

To read the full press release, visit the Chicago Council on Global Affairs web site.