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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

Immigration Policies Could Create Risks for Candidates on Both Sides

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

On April 20, President Trump announced that an executive order to suspend immigration into the United States during the coronavirus crisis. But what does the American public think of this?

A nearly empty flight from Beijing to LA amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Mx. Granger
Migration

Publics Prioritize Disease Control Efforts Over Economic Re-opening

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

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

People in masks sit on a subway train
Shawn Ang
Global Health

​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.
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Food and Agriculture

How the Council is Responding to the Shutdown  

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Global Insight by Iain Whitaker

On March 12, the offices and conference center at the Council closed, and all in-person events were cancelled, for an indefinite period.

Conference center at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Global Health

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

Global Public Opinion Shows Support for COVID-19 Prevention Policies

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

The Chicago Council Survey team examines global public opinion on the COVID-19 pandemic in United States, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia.

A box of surgical masks
Mika Baumeister
Global Health

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