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One Child, One Classroom – The Lifelong Cost of Malnutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia each lose about 11 percent of GDP annually. In our global economy, a stunted child anywhere becomes a stunted child everywhere.

A young child feeds two goats
Heifer International
Food and Agriculture

Pandemic Offers an Opportunity to Revitalize, Reinforce Local Food Economies

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Global Food for Thought by Tom Poole

Despite stresses caused by the pandemic there are resources to further develop symbiotic relationships between producers, suppliers, and consumers.

People shop at a community food bank
Joel Muniz
Food and Agriculture

COVID-19 Silver Lining? New Opportunity for Midwest's Smaller Communities

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Global Food for Thought by John Austin

Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

West 5th Street in Ashtabula, Ohio. Food and Agriculture

​Innovating in a Crisis: How the World Food Programme is Adapting to COVID-19 and Why You Should Care

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Global Food for Thought by Bernhard Kowatsch

With global and local markets disrupted by COVID-19, it is vital that the World Food Programme maintain its food assistance programmes, which offer a lifeline to 87 million vulnerable people around the world.

The World Food Programme delivers food
UN Photo
Food and Agriculture

When Fighting Pathogens 'Pay a Little Now or a Lot Later'

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

The COVID-19 pandemic shows that we have failed to prepare for what is coming next, and we must learn to mitigate risks by quickly and adequately funding research to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

Scientists prepare bacteria samples in a diseases lab
CDC
Food and Agriculture

​Land Grant Model Inspires Modern Day Approach During COVID-19 and Anticipated Global Food Crisis

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Global Food for Thought by Janet Fierro

The land grant model must adapt to address the needs of society. Among the most critical of these needs is one of the most basic; the need for food security.

Jerrycans, used for food storage.
Oliver/Flickr
Food and Agriculture

Genetics and Genomics Advancements to Tackle Constraints to Smallholder Poultry Production in Africa

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

This blog post from our "Field Notes" series focuses on Newcastle disease, which poses a substantial threat to the poultry sector in Africa.

Two chickens walk on top of soil.
Jan Baborák
Food and Agriculture

COVID-19 and the Protein Industry: Is it Time to Promote the Adoption of "Alt-meat"?

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Global Food for Thought by Margaret Hegwood

This post, from our Next Generation series, explains the uncertainty around the COVID-19 pandemic, and why some activists urge more investment into meat alternatives.

Sign for the Impossible Burger at a Pittsburgh restaurant
Tony Webster
Food and Agriculture

America's Oxymoron

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

The coronavirus exposed America’s secret of hunger amid abundance. How can residents of the world’s richest country be hungry?

People queue to pick up fresh food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Scaling Partners Towards Self Reliance and Sustainability in Legume Innovations Through a Systems Approach

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Global Food for Thought by Barry Pittendrigh

This blog post from our “Field Notes” series shares more information on self-reliance and sustainability in legume innovations, and how these processes might help address food insecurity.

A farmer waters his cabbage field.
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Food and Agriculture