This USAID Program Made Food Aid More Efficient for Decades. DOGE Gutted It Anyways
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Summary
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has pushed through extensive budget cuts to the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
One of the programmes affected was Famine Early Warning Systems Network (Fews Net), which provides data to ensure food aid is delivered efficiently.
With USAID funding cut, the programme is currently offline, leaving the US more vulnerable to future global crises.
Fews Net looks at numerous factors, from drought levels to locust swarms and economic indicators, to predict where famines will occur and prevent them.
