"But the US government's motivation for investing such a large sum
in Feed the Future isn't entirely altruistic." "As USAID head Rajiv Shah
indicated at the official unveiling of Feed the Future in 2010, the agency could
advocate on companies' behalf to make investment easier in partner countries."
"In 2011, for example, PepsiCo partnered with USAID under the Feed the Future
rubric to employ farmers in Ethiopia to grow chickpeas for domestic consumption,
as well as for export for use in Sabra hummus. (PepsiCo co-owns the Sabra brand
with the Israeli company Strauss Group Ltd.)"