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  1. West 5th Street in Ashtabula, Ohio.

    COVID-19 Silver Lining? New Opportunity for Midwest's Smaller Communities

    Blog Post
    by John Austin

    Several forces propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic may intersect to spin new life into more of the Midwest's still-struggling factory towns, second-tier cities, and rural hinterlands.

  2. 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.

  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. 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.

  5. Emmer Wheat
    Kansas State University

    From Molecule to Market: Using Innovative Plant Breeding to Build Global Food Security

    Blog Post
    by Diana Horvath

    New gene editing techniques more precise than CRISPRs could be the seeds for food security success.

  6. People cooling during city heat wave.
    Reuters

    How Cities Collaborate on Climate and Heat Resiliency

    Blog Post
    by Nisha Singh

    Cities are at the forefront of the climate crisis, but local and global partnerships provide scalable solutions.

  7. Jump-Starting America: Reviving the American Dream
    Jeswin Thomas

    Jump-Starting America: Reviving the American Dream

    PAST EVENT VIDEO Panel
    MIT economists Jonathan Gruber and Simon Johnson joined the Council to discuss how the US can recreate an economy where the benefits of growth are shared more widely.
  8. Women and Girls as Change Agents
    Nikhita S.
    Report

    Women and Girls as Change Agents

    Report
    by Catherine Bertini, Alyssa Ceretti

    January 6, 2020, RESEARCH Report by Catherine Bertini and Alyssa Ceretti, Nikhita S., Download Report (PDF), Investing in girls' education can put countries on the path to a more stable, prosperous future., Summary, This report demonstrates that educating girls has the power to break the cycle o...

  9. YP In-Depth on the Durability of Democracy
    Reuters

    YP In-Depth on the Durability of Democracy

    PAST EVENT Roundtable
    Members of the Council's Young Professionals Network joined Soren Dayton of Protect Democracy to examine the staying power of democracy in the US and beyond.
  10. Ready to Work: Understanding Immigrant Skills in the United States to Build a Competitive Labor Force
    REUTERS
    Report

    Ready to Work: Understanding Immigrant Skills in the United States to Build a Competitive Labor Force

    Report
    by Rob Paral

    January 24, 2018, RESEARCH Report by Rob Paral, REUTERS, Download Report (PDF), As the United States strives to build a workforce that will maintain its economic competitiveness, we must invest in education and training for foreign-born workers., Key Findings, Immigrants are significant contribut...