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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. A variety of fruit is pictured at a grocery store.
    Jakub Kapusnak

    The Hidden Hungry: Men in Poverty

    Blog Post
    by Susan Raymond, Heidi Hock O'Quinn, Latonyia Lawrence

    Men often fall outside of gendered stereotypes of food assistance programs, failing to reflect nuanced experiences of hunger in the United States.

  8. A person reaches to grab a green grape from a shelf of fruit in a grocery store.
    Reuters

    Reducing SNAP Restrictions to Make Food Preparation Easier for Families

    Blog Post
    by Samanta Dunford

    Food preparation is a common barrier to accessing healthy, nutritious meals for families, making SNAP expansions vital to food security.

  9. A mechanical engineer with Blue River Technology works on his computer next to a tractor.
    Reuters/Stephen Lam

    Agriculture’s Matrix: AI and the Future of Gender (In)equities

    Blog Post
    by Katelyn Jones

    Artificial Intelligence is transforming agriculture, complementing work done by human labor and providing advice to farmers.

  10. Two chickens walk on top of soil.
    Jan Baborák

    Genetics and Genomics Advancements to Tackle Constraints to Smallholder Poultry Production in Africa

    Blog Post
    by Huaijun Zhou, Susan J. Lamont, Jack C.M. Dekkers, Boniface B. Kayang, Amandus P. Muhairwa, Peter Msoffe, Emily Ouma, Isabelle Baltenweck, Terra Kelly, Rodrigo A. Gallardo, Nadira Chouicha

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