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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
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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

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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Publics Favor Governments, Institutions, and Individuals Promoting Policies to Prevent COVID

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

A lab technician holding a COVID-19 swab test
Mufid Majnun
Global Health

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
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Food and Agriculture

Putin Keeps Experts Guessing about His Post-2024 Plans

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

As the end of Putin's presidential term limits draw closer, many international observers wonder what Russia's leadership will look like after 2024.

Vladimir Putin
Herman Van Rompuy
Global Politics

Americans Understand the Importance of Social Distancing

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Running Numbers by Dina Smeltz

In deciding when and how quickly to relax restrictions, leaders should not underestimate the American public’s forbearance for remaining indoors.

New York City's empty Times Square during the stay-at-home order, 2020.
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Global Health

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.
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Food and Agriculture

As COVID Cases Rise So Does Public Concern about the Economic Impact

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

An update on global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic reviews survey results from countries in North America, Europe, and Asia.

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

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