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Seven Reasons to Feel Hopeful About the Food System in the Midst of the Pandemic 

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Global Food for Thought by Alesha Miller

Alesha Miller shares what hopeful news is emerging in America during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Next Pandemic Could Attack Our Crops

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Global Food for Thought by Diana Horvath

Plants too can succumb to infectious diseases, reducing global crop yields and costing billions of dollars.

Farmers in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Agriculture’s Matrix: AI and the Future of Gender (In)equities

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Global Food for Thought by Katelyn Jones

Artificial Intelligence is transforming agriculture, complementing work done by human labor and providing advice to farmers.

A mechanical engineer with Blue River Technology works on his computer next to a tractor.
Reuters/Stephen Lam
Food and Agriculture

How to Strike the Most Effective Partnerships for Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Pietro Turilli

This post, which is part of our “Field Notes” blog series, further explains how existential threats—like hunger, natural disasters and agricultural pests—directly and indirectly impact international trade, geopolitics, labor and migration.

A farmer at work in Kenya's Mount Kenya region.
Neil Palmer (CIAT)
Food and Agriculture

How to Understand the Needs of the Rural Poor on a Global Scale

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Global Food for Thought by Jacob van Etten

Analysis of the Rural Household Multiple Indicator Survey and how it can make development-related actions more efficient, more effective, and quicker to deploy.

A group of young children in Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda
Sarel Kromer
Food and Agriculture

When Hand Washing is a Luxury, a Pandemic's Legacy Lengthens

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

During a pandemic outbreak, washing our hands is integral in stopping the spread. However, in many parts of Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, properly washing hands is a luxury—as is soap.

A person washing their hands in a sink
Mélissa Jeanty
Food and Agriculture

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Future of Food Systems in Africa

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Global Food for Thought by Oyewale Abioye

How could the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lead to reduced food production and more food insecurity?

Locust swarm
Niv Singer
Food and Agriculture

Shaping Future-Ready Food Systems, One Crop at a Time

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Global Food for Thought by Jacqueline Hughes

In this blog post from our "Field Notes" series, Jacqueline Hughes discusses the sustainability of food systems.

A farmer attends a rice field in Indonesia
Simon Fangers
Food and Agriculture

Reduce Food Loss and Waste, Feed Millions

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Global Food for Thought by Lisa Moon

We live in a world of plenty, now producing enough food to feed everyone.  So why do more than 2 billion people suffer from food insecurity?

Rotting apples lay on the ground
Joshua Hoehne
Food and Agriculture

The Plague You've Never Heard About Could be as Destructive as COVID-19

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

Tens of millions of people in East Africa, the Horn, and up through the Middle East are facing the prospect of extreme hunger as a plague of locusts spreads in the region.

A farmer holds a sorghum plant destroyed after a swarm of locusts invaded his farm in Ethiopia
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Food and Agriculture