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Countries Have Varied Responses to Delta Variant Spread

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

With the global infection rate increasing for the first time since April, some countries are pumping the brakes on ambitious recovery plans.

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Public Opinion

Paper Wrappers, Cultivating Crickets, and Aid's Limits

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Our weekly roundup of the top news in food, agriculture, and global development.

Food and Agriculture

Vaccinations Bring Hope; Brazil Death Toll Mounts; One Month to Tokyo

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In some countries the year of the pandemic is coming to a close, with successful vaccination campaigns providing an exit from pandemic restrictions. But that’s not the case everywhere.

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Global Health

Dietary Diversity for Women Improves Nutrition Security for All

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Global Food for Thought by Soumya Gupta

Long before the pandemic, evidence showed a persistent deficiency in food intake of women in India. A convergence of policies and programs across sectors can boost the nutrition security of women and their communities.

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Jessica Ames
Food and Agriculture

As Vaccination Campaigns Continue Around the World, Restrictions Lift and Optimism Spreads

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Some countries, now awash in vaccines, are looking abroad to help other countries combat the pandemic. For those with slower rollouts, the fight against the pandemic continues.

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Global Health

Reenvisioning a Fractured Global Food System

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Global Food for Thought by Bernhard Kowatsch

Unlocking local knowledge and know-how in Regional Innovation Hubs.

A Syrian refugee uses WFP’s Building Blocks blockchain enabled digital cash to pay for groceries at a local market in Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan
Shaza Moghraby
Food and Agriculture

Closing Investment Gaps in African Aquatic Foods

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Global Food for Thought by Faridah Ibrahim

Aquatic food systems in Africa face many challenges and chronic underinvestment. WorldFish is trying to change that with the Fish for Africa Innovation Hub.

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Food and Agriculture

Confronting China over the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

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Global Insight by Oliver Katz

How can the US confront human rights abuses in China, without robbing athletes of the opportunity to compete on the world stage?

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US Foreign Policy

With Normalcy Returning in Some Places, Global Public Opinion Shows a Degree of Anxiety

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While coronavirus restrictions are being incrementally removed in certain countries, some people are feeling concern at returning to the activities that had characterized their pre-pandemic lives.

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From Molecule to Market: Using Innovative Plant Breeding to Build Global Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Diana Horvath

New gene editing techniques more precise than CRISPRs could be the seeds for food security success.

Emmer Wheat
Kansas State University
Food and Agriculture