Chef Jose Andres urges Donald Trump to reverse USAID dismantling

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Chef José Andrés, in Des Moines for the World Food Prize, urged the Trump administration to restore USAID, dismantled by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Andrés and World Food Prize Laureates called for doubling investments in emergency food aid and sustainable agriculture.

Andrés believes that boosting international food aid is a key diplomatic tool and a good investment for American farmers.

Speaking in Des Moines, celebrity chef Jose Andres , whose nonprofit World Central Kitchen is providing millions of meals in war-ravaged areas like Ukraine and Gaza, urged President Donald Trump to reconsider killing USAID and billions of dollars in foreign food assistance, saying it would decrease the political turmoil that drives global hunger and famine.

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