Commentary and Analysis

Chicago native Ertharin Cousin, 60, returned home in April as a distinguished fellow of global food and agriculture at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

In the book The Last Hunger Season, the intimate dramas of farmers' lives unfold amidst growing awareness that to feed the world's growing population, food production must double by 2050.

Threats like water scarcity, urbanization, and climate change require governments to be flexible, and to build flexibility into their institutions.

In 50 of Nebraska’s most rural counties population growth for people in their 30s and 40s is on the rise.

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by the Council's Roger Thurow.