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Expressing Appreciation and Announcing a Transition

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Global Food for Thought by Alesha Miller

After nearly four years at the Council, Alesha Miller, Center on Global Food and Agriculture managing director, steps down.

The conference center at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs Food and Agriculture

Hungry for Equality: Examining the Gender Gap in Food Security

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

A woman and her daughter arrange branches of khat into small bundles in Somalia.
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

Jess Fanzo on the Rise in Obesity

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Wait Just a Minute

Jess Fanzo, editor-in-chief of "Global Food Security Journal," takes a minute to answer questions on why obesity is rising across the globe and what can be done about it.

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Agricultural Innovation Can Feed the Planet, But It Needs Policy Support

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Global Food for Thought by Julia Whiting

As technology expands what is possible in our food system, inefficiencies can arise and make it difficult for policy to change as rapidly as our technology does.

Research technicians working in a  plant breeding centre in Canada
Reuters
Food and Agriculture

From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

Women in Niger water a vegetable garden. Climate and the Environment

The Livestock Ladder’s Water Footprint

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Global Food for Thought by Marcus Glassman

In this post from our "Uncharted Waters" blog series, we discuss that while the water footprint of livestock is substantive, the cost of that footprint is far from straightforward.

Cows in a open field at a dairy farm in California.
Michael Pujals
Food and Agriculture

Sustainable Food Systems: A View from the Midwest

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Global Insight by Madeleine Nicholson

Since the dawn of agriculture spurred the establishment of human civilizations, humans have adapted and revolutionized their food systems to overcome obstacles.

Chard growing in a row at a farm
Ronan Furuta
Food and Agriculture

Are the Sustainable Development Goals for Water and Food Working Against One Another?

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

Food, energy, and water form a nexus in which increased access to one resource puts increased pressures on the others.

An irrigation system spillway in Cambodia
Dept. Foreign Affairs
Climate and the Environment

The Global Commitment to Sustainable Development: How Are We Doing?

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Global Insight by Madeleine Nicholson

Since the adoption of the SDGs, governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations have restructured their priorities and refined their policies, business models, and supply chains.

A green building with balcony gardens. Global Health

Farmer-Led Irrigation for Agricultural Intensification

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Global Food for Thought by Michael Tiboris

Michael Tiboris discusses the challenges of feeding and nourishing a rapidly growing global population in the face of water scarcity.

An irrigation system at a farm in Texas
Joel Dunn
Food and Agriculture