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Productive practices of Indigenous women's groups have significant value in contributing to the conservation of biodiversity and the well-being of humanity, and therefore encourage exchange and dialogue.

Roger Thurow tells the story of a community of Kenyan farmers working to transcend lives of dire poverty and hunger while illuminating the challenges—and vital necessity—of transforming Africa's agriculture sector.

The global city offers the possibility of recalibrating the relationship between the city and the nation-state in the future.

Cities are leading the battle against climate change. The Chicago Climate Charter commits to seven crucial strategies for climate-related policies.

The recommended policy changes would not only address issues in the Midwest, but would help ensure an improvement in healthcare across the country.

Digital Green explains how a data sharing protocol can empower farmers and build a better food system in week two of our blog series, Harvesting Tomorrow.

Highlights from recent Deep Dish podcast episodes covering COVID-19 response in Germany, New Zealand, Japan, Europe, and South Korea.  

In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog, Mark Titterington explains the journey to regenerative agriculture systems.

This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs explains how we must fun research about microbes to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

Chicago’s regional transit system may need to make severe cuts and raise fares after COVID relief funds phase out, but riders won't likely see a systemic collapse like Venezuelan commuters experienced in the 2010’s.

This Chicago Council on Global Affairs report highlights the fact that America’s commitment to global food security is more important than ever.

Ensuring smallholder farmers receive agricultural information is of critical importance for realizing global food security, and the USDA has a prominent role to play in close partnership with USAID.

Though working-class voters continue to be disillusioned, place-based investments can help restore confidence and heal our polarized politics.

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), is to be signed March 8—one year after the US stepped away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

The movement of Venezuelans across the Western Hemisphere highlights the need for regional coordination.

This blog post from our "Field Notes" series focuses on Newcastle disease, which poses a substantial threat to the poultry sector in Africa.

Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award finalist, The Black Butterfly, uses the city of Baltimore to examine the policies, practices, and historical trauma that created hyper-segregation in today’s cities.

Karl Friedhoff examines the United States' nuanced understanding of policy options on North Korea's nuclear program.

A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.

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