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The Beauty of the Bottom Up: Making Crop Improvement Work for National Programs

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Global Food for Thought by Hale Tufan

Each year donors spend billions of dollars on agricultural research initiatives in developing countries in the fight to end hunger. Yet do these well-meaning efforts have the unintended consequence of imposing solutions from the top down?

A farmer rides a tractor through a crop while harvesting
Jed Owen
Food and Agriculture

A European Perspective on the Journey to a Regenerative Agriculture System

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Global Food for Thought by Mark Titterington

There appears to be a dawning realization that the agriculture sector may be part of the solution to climate change, rather than a problem to be solved, by drawing down and storing carbon in farmland.

Agroforesty system utilizing contour planning Food and Agriculture

The Gendered Burden of Water

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

Humans all need water for roughly the same things and in roughly the same amounts. And yet, water insecurity has profoundly disproportionate effects on women.

South Sudanese carry water containers on their heads
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Public Opinion on Coronavirus Around the World

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

As the coronavirus pandemic begins to quickly spread across the globe, Council experts assess public opinion around about the virus and its impact.

Map of coronavirus cases in the US
Brian McGowan
Public Opinion

​​Brokering Research Crucial for Climate-Proofing Drylands

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Global Food for Thought by Peter Carberry

This blog post from our "Field Notes" series explains smallholder farmers in the drylands, and why they are among the most affected in a warming world.

People walk in the distance across drylands
Michael Swan
Food and Agriculture

Food Safety Research is Foundational to Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

In this blog post from our "Field Notes" series, the authors underscore the point that foods can be nutritious, sufficient, and available—but if those foods are unsafe, there is no food security.

A scientist working in a food and environmental testing laboratory
IAEA Imagebank
Food and Agriculture

Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Nigeria's Aquaculture Sector Contributes to Sustainable Development

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Global Food for Thought by Coauthors

This blog post from our "Field Notes" series explains that although Nigeria is a major global economic hub, many obstacles—like food insecurity, overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality—stand in its way of success.

An aerial view of Lagos, Nigeria at sunset
Namnso Ukpanah
Food and Agriculture

Coronavirus yet to Dent South Korea's Moon Jae-in in the Polls Power

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Global Insight by Karl Friedhoff

President Moon’s approval ratings have declined from 45 percent last week to 42 percent this week according to a Gallup Korea survey conducted from February 25-27.

President Moon Jae-in speaks during a press conference.
Jeon Han
Public Opinion

Coronavirus Concern: Threat Perceptions Around the World

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Running Numbers by Coauthors

Amid growing anxiety among experts and health officials, how do publics in countries around the world perceive the threat of the novel coronavirus?

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
Global Health

The US-India Relationship: True Friends and Helicopter Sales

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Running Numbers by Brendan Helm

While Trump has hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "true friend" and extolled the world’s largest democracy, are Americans equally as enthusiastic about the US-India relationship?

Flag of India
Mitul Gajera
Public Opinion