global security food initiative at the G-8 summit in L’Aquila
and other G-8 countries pledged significant amounts to help
reinvigorate work on agricultural productivity.
Figure 3: U.S. Foreign Assistance for Agriculture,
1983-2009
2.0
20%
1.8
— Value in constant 2009 U.S. dollars (left axis)
— Percent of all U.S. foreign assistance (right axis)
1.6
18%
16%
12%
1.0
10%
0.8
8%
0.6
6%
4%
0.2
2%
0.0
0%
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
14%
1.2
0.4
U.S. Dollars (billions)
1.4
Source: OECD (2011). Official Bilateral Commitments by Sector, updated 6 April
2011 (http://stats.oecd.org/qwids