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  1. An ice hockey game being played in Washington state.
    Jessica Wilson

    Will Canadians Tune In For Bubble Hockey?

    Blog Post
    by Craig Kafura

    Canada's national sport, hockey, is coming back in a bubble. Will Canadians tune in?

  2. People wearing medical face masks at a train station in Japan
    Zhipeng Ya

    ​Japanese Public Backs Additional Measures to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak

    Blog Post
    by Craig Kafura

    Japan has been one of the countries on the frontlines of the COVID crisis, highlighted by the case of the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined off Yokohama following an outbreak of COVID-19 aboard.

  3. Farmers in South Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
    Reuters

    The Next Pandemic Could Attack Our Crops

    Blog Post
    by Diana Horvath

    Plants too can succumb to infectious diseases, reducing global crop yields and costing billions of dollars.

  4. Rice fields in Indonesia
    Sebastian Pena Lambarri

    Food Security Depends on Water Security—and We Need to Act Now

    Blog Post
    by Mark W. Rosegrant

    Better water management is crucial to global food and nutrition security.

  5. An aerial view of Lagos, Nigeria at sunset
    Namnso Ukpanah

    Reducing Post-Harvest Losses in Nigeria's Aquaculture Sector Contributes to Sustainable Development

    Blog Post
    by Julius A. Nukpezah, Joseph T. Steensma, Nhuong Tran, Kelvin M. Shikuku

    This blog post from our "Field Notes" series explains that although Nigeria is a major global economic hub, many obstacles—like food insecurity, overfishing, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and economic inequality—stand in its way of success.

  6. 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.

  7. 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

  8. Conference center at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

    How the Council is Responding to the Shutdown

    Blog Post
    by Iain Whitaker

    On March 12, the offices and conference center at the Council closed, and all in-person events were cancelled, for an indefinite period.

  9. 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.

  10. A farmer rides a tractor through a crop while harvesting
    Jed Owen

    Reducing Food Loss and Waste by Improving Smallholder Storage

    Blog Post
    by Sarah Bingaman Schwartz, Maria Jones

    Reducing postharvest losses by half would result in enough food to feed a billion people, increase smallholder income levels and minimize pressure on natural resources.