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  1. People walk in the distance across drylands
    Michael Swan

    ​​Brokering Research Crucial for Climate-Proofing Drylands

    Blog Post
    by Peter Carberry

    This blog post from our "Field Notes" series explains smallholder farmers in the drylands, and why they are among the most affected in a warming world.

  2. A scientist preps radish seeds in a lab
    NASA/Glenn Benson

    American Ag is Under Attack, We Aim to Protect it

    Blog Post
    by Rick Crawford, Tom Cotton

    The Agricultural Intelligence Measures Act, or AIM Act, would protect our agriculture system by creating an intelligence office within the Department of Agriculture.

  3. George Hall bends down to tend to his turnips in Greene County, Alabama.
    Anne Thurow

    Black Farmers' Voices: How the Past Influences Food Insecurity Today

    Blog Post
    by Roger Thurow

    Discrimination, diminishing number of Black farmers leads to persistence of food insecurity in America.

  4. Scientists prepare bacteria samples in a diseases lab
    CDC

    When Fighting Pathogens 'Pay a Little Now or a Lot Later'

    Blog Post
    by Diana Horvath, Curt Horvath

    The COVID-19 pandemic shows that we have failed to prepare for what is coming next, and we must learn to mitigate risks by quickly and adequately funding research to protect our health and the crops we need to survive.

  5. a farmer farms using tools in Indonesia
    Defika Hendri

    Farmers Facing a New Kind of Crisis: How COVID-19 Has Broken Agricultural Value Chains

    Blog Post
    by Nupur Parikh

    The pandemic's impact on agriculture will be significant and long-lasting.

  6. Leaves of a neem tree
    Prayas Abhinav

    Rural Niger Women Find Opportunity and Hope through Innovative Business Model

    Blog Post
    by Janet Fierro

    Researchers didn’t expect natural solutions to manage crop-destroying pests would inspire a cottage industry and female entrepreneurs in rural Niger.

  7. Landscape in Akaki Kality, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Biocontrol of the Fall Armyworm: Long-term Resilience for Small-scale Farmers

    Blog Post
    by Sara Hendery

    The fall armyworm is destroying crops throughout Asia and Africa, intensifying the many burdens small-scale farmers are met with every day.

  8. A farmer waters his cabbage field.
    Reuters

    Scaling Partners Towards Self Reliance and Sustainability in Legume Innovations Through a Systems Approach

    Blog Post
    by Barry Pittendrigh

    This blog post from our “Field Notes” series shares more information on self-reliance and sustainability in legume innovations, and how these processes might help address food insecurity.

  9. Agroforesty system utilizing contour planning

    A European Perspective on the Journey to a Regenerative Agriculture System

    Blog Post
    by Mark Titterington

    There appears to be a dawning realization that the agriculture sector may be part of the solution to climate change, rather than a problem to be solved, by drawing down and storing carbon in farmland.

  10. A member of the National Guard works at a COVID-19 food warehouse
    The National Guard

    Hunger in Washington State: US Food Insecurity on the Rise Nationwide

    Blog Post
    by Dilip Wagle, Denise Cheung

    A recent study suggests that the food insecure population will quadruple in Washington state as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic