Food Security

Building self-reliant families, strong communities, and vibrant local economies. 

CNFA strengthens families and communities to better manage their own resources, build productive local economies, and reduce dependence on outside aid. We support the adoption of improved agricultural practices, food safety and quality standards, and household-level economic participation, saving lives and creating the conditions for long-term stability and self-sufficiency. We integrate food security, nutrition, and economic resilience into a single framework anchored by private sector engagement and local leadership.   

In Zimbabwe, community health initiatives, water infrastructure, and agricultural training worked together to strengthen household self-sufficiency in drought-prone areas. In Georgia, our Farm Service Center network mobilized rapidly after the 2008 conflict to deliver inputs and machinery services to 40,000 farm families, planting 36,000 hectares despite active hostilities—protecting harvests and the commercial relationships that depend on them. Our approach focuses on building local capacity and economic networks that allow communities to withstand shocks, maintain market activity, and graduate from assistance. We work with local partners and institutions so that the communities themselves sustain improvements in food production, nutrition, and economic stability.