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Neighborhood Dynamics in SNAP Participation and Food Access

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Global Food for Thought by Katie Wilberding

Accounting for neighborhood characteristics can help remove barriers to SNAP enrollment.

A sign advertises a program that allows food stamp recipients to use their EBT cards to shop at a farmer's market in Topsham, Maine.
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Food and Agriculture

Food Systems Harm People and Planet - Here Is How We Fix That

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Devex
Ertharin Cousin

Food systems are just as culpable for the accelerating global planetary health, human health, and poverty crises as they are capable of generating the solutions necessary to fix them.

 Cattle are brought to the paddock for milking and watering.
ILRI/Sonja Leitner
Food and Agriculture

Social Media for Farms: A Revolutionary Agricultural Tool

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Global Food for Thought by Natalie Burdsall

Social media can allow farmers to reach new audiences and ultimately inspire a new wave of young agriculturalists.

A farmer holds a tablet while sitting on tree root, observing his crops.
Sasin Tipchai
Food and Agriculture

Russia's War Crimes in Ukraine Have Devastating Consequences for Global Food Security

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Agri-Pulse
Dan Glickman

Russia intends to win its brutal offensive against Ukraine by any means necessary—even if those means condemn millions to hunger and starvation.

A dump track unloads grain in a granary in the village of Zghurivka, Ukraine.
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Food and Agriculture

How Data Addresses Food Insecurity Challenges in a Rapidly Urbanizing Africa

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Global Food for Thought by Jones Kanjira

Precise, timely, and trustworthy data can help achieve food security within African cities.

Women farming cassava in Sierra Leone.
Annie Spratt
Food and Agriculture

Calories Alone Will Not Feed the World

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Global Food for Thought by Kailey Griffith

The world needs a healthier food environment that is easier for everyday people to navigate in order to achieve nutrition security.

An image of a grocery store shelf with fruits and vegetables. Food and Agriculture

The Potential of Regenerative Agriculture

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Global Food for Thought by Paula Maia

Investing in regenerative agriculture opens a world of possibilities for the agricultural sector.

A close up of young plants sprouting out of the dirt.
Adrian Infernus
Food and Agriculture

America's Food Program for the Poor Should Focus on Nutrition

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The Hill
Dan Glickman

"Federal policymakers need to ensure that SNAP focuses more attention and resources on the diet quality of recipients," writes Dan Glickman with Ann Veneman.

Jaqueline Benitez puts away groceries at her home in Bellflower, California.
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Food and Agriculture

Storming the Barricades: Young People Take Action

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Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

Young people refuse to take a back seat to their future, so they are getting engaged in global food and agriculture.

A Ugandan boy carries a basket of sweet potatoes down a street in the village of Kyanukuzi, near Masaka, in Uganda.
AP Photos/Ben Curtis
Food and Agriculture

Inspiring Action: Getting Youth Involved in Agriculture

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Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems

The agriculture industry must actively engage young people if there is any hope of ending food insecurity.

Research fellow Brandy-Joe Milliron works in the garden at Downtown Health Plaza in Winston-Salem, N.C.
AP Photos/Gerry Broome
Food and Agriculture