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Global Food for Thought

Breeding Crops for Climate Resilience: Visions from Haiti, Costa Rica, Uganda, Malawi, and Senegal

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Global Food for Thought by Hale Tufan

This blog is about the disruption and impact COVID-19 has had on climate change and food systems around the world.

NARC lab testing germ plasm samples
US Embassy
Food and Agriculture

The Chain Reaction of Climate Change and Invasive Species Spread: Impacts, Realities, and Sustainable Solutions

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Global Food for Thought by Sara Hendery

The extreme climatic events that are brought on by climate change, such as floods and droughts, open new entry points for the spread of invasive species.

Tuta absoluta, a pest mainly of tomato crops
Patrick Clement
Food and Agriculture

Rural Niger Women Find Opportunity and Hope through Innovative Business Model

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Global Food for Thought by Janet Fierro

Researchers didn’t expect natural solutions to manage crop-destroying pests would inspire a cottage industry and female entrepreneurs in rural Niger.

Leaves of a neem tree
Prayas Abhinav
Food and Agriculture

Feed the Future Grows Food Security through Innovation and Collaboration

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Just over ten years ago, the world was shaken not by a pandemic but by skyrocketing food prices.

A woman standing outside holds a pile of picked leaves
Feed the Future
Food and Agriculture

Food Systems Dashboard: A Decision-making Tool for Better Food Governance Decisions

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

In our latest collaboration with Agri-Pulse, Jess Fanzo and Lawrence Haddad explain how the Food Systems Dashboard helps policy makers and farmers alike.

A tractor pulls a trailer with stacked bails of hay.
Gozha Net
Food and Agriculture

The Most Resilient People on Earth? Farmers.

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Global Food for Thought by Liam Condon

Recent years have tested the resiliency of farmers with trade wars, catastrophic floods, and now the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers are #StillFarming.

A worker carries a crate across a farm in Nipomo, California.
Tim Mossholder
Food and Agriculture

How Animal Agriculture can Fill the Hunger Gap that COVID-19 is Fast Widening

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Global Food for Thought by Richard Raymond

Animal agriculture has faced challenges around distribution and processing during the pandemic restrictions, but if safely managed, animal-sourced foods can be a powerful force against global hunger.

A close-up image of some cows in a field, with the sunsetting in the background.
Stijn te Strake
Food and Agriculture

A Resilient Food Supply Chain is the First Step in Health for All

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Global Food for Thought by Dirk Backhaus

A secure food supply chain is critical to ensure that the COVID-19 crisis does not become a cycle of food insecurity and illness. We must rethink our food supply.

Aerial view of a farm in Bristol, England
Ryan Searle
Global Health

Food Security Depends on Water Security—and We Need to Act Now

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Global Food for Thought by Mark W. Rosegrant

Better water management is crucial to global food and nutrition security.

Rice fields in Indonesia
Sebastian Pena Lambarri
Food and Agriculture

A Water Mold Helped Kill a Million People, Then Changed Science Forever

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Global Food for Thought by Mike Kelleher

A special guest commentary piece explaining the historic breakthrough for a durable and safe solution for late-blight potato disease.

Baskets of potatoes
Eric Prouzet
Food and Agriculture