Program at a Glance
![Food and Agriculture Program Marshall M Bouton at a Council event](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/marshall-m-bouton_2048px.jpg?h=41180a9a&itok=_Y2VYUBV)
Experts from disciplines across food and agriculture offer advice to further the Council’s efforts to advance a more sustainable and resilient global food system and help inform and guide the program’s work.
![Council expert Ertharin Cousin with Agnes Bingawaho](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/ertharin-cousin-agnes-binagawaho_original.jpg?h=4ff0310d&itok=95Mg9Y3v)
Distinguished, resident, and nonresident fellows provide their expertise on a wide range of issues, including innovation, agricultural development, sustainability, nutrition, and more.
![Aerial view of a rice field with the sun shining past clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/2019-ag-report-image01.jpeg?h=e5c0ecb4&itok=a2jJ1-_l)
Annual reports on global food security offer policy recommendations and foster dialogue on the topics.
Youth in Agriculture: Transforming Local Food Systems
In this new podcast series from the Center on Global Food and Agriculture, experts discuss youth engagement in agriculture.![A young man stands in a field of wheat and watches the sunset.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-05/youth-in-agriculture-credit-benjamin-davies_web01.png?h=37ec6c8f&itok=Rv0mduNh)
Areas of Focus
![Two scientists in a lab, working with plant seedlings in the background](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/canadas-cash-crop-reuters-01.jpg?h=2c0443a4&itok=NHKZQ25V)
Understanding the power of innovation and technology to transform food and agriculture, and exploring policy solutions necessary for ensuring an equitable digital revolution in food and agriculture.
![People walking in blurred motion through the Financial District of Paris, France](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/blurred-motion-global-cities-01_0.jpg?h=5d331333&itok=AR6E7_z1)
Analyzing the complex relationship between agriculture and the environment, and providing solutions to support resilient communities around the world.
![Six children standing under a line in chalk against a wall, which reads "WHO Standard for 9 year olds"](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2020-12/kids-by-height-WHO-standards-01.jpg?h=7c6a3ade&itok=HqijVuBs)
Reporting on the importance of nutrition for healthy communities around the world, especially for early childhood nutrition and development.
Global Food And Agriculture Events
![A boy shows freshly plucked chillies from his field on the outskirts of Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on November 21, 2021.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2023-09/Indian%20Farming%20Boy%201220x686.png?h=e23e6f7e&itok=UlCXUJfQ)
Senior Fellow Roger Thurow joins members of the Council community for a discussion on his upcoming book, international farming stories, and more.
![An assortment of food is laid out on a table, seen from a bird's eye view. Food includes eggs, cheese, peas, broccoli, and fish.](/sites/default/files/styles/wide_xxsml/public/2022-10/Ag%20for%20health%20stock%201220.png?h=b2be5dbb&itok=ezCyVtRF)
Influential thought leaders lay critical groundwork for better aligning agriculture and food systems.