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  1. A woman and her daughter arrange branches of khat into small bundles in Somalia.
    Reuters

    Hungry for Equality: Examining the Gender Gap in Food Security

    Blog Post
    by Julia Whiting

    Women and girls make up 60 percent of the world's chronically hungry population and are 10 percent more likely than men to experience food insecurity.

  2. View of air pollution over south Delhi.
    Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier

    The Urban Century of China and India

    Blog Post
    by Xuefei Ren

    Xuefei Ren argues that cities in China and India are more aptly compared in territorial vs. associational governance than by regime type.

  3. A railyard in Galesburg, Ill., shows various trains lined up awaiting track space, with a yellow-fronted BNSF engine in the front.
    Shafkat Anowar/AP

    Five Features That Define Chicago's Role in Global Trade

    Blog Post
    by AJ Caughey

    Illinois and its largest city play crucial parts in the worldwide trade landscape. To understand what those parts entail, we spoke to World Business Chicago.

  4. A farmer takes a break while tending his rice farm.
    Wayne S. Grazio

    Achieving Food and Nutrition Security in the Face of Water Scarcity

    Blog Post
    by Vanessa M. Taylor

    Failure to treat water as a strategic, valuable, and limited resource is a direct threat to the global economy; the health of our planet; and the well-being of both current and future generations of humanity.

  5. 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.

  6. Children sit and eat outside in La Paz, Bolivia.
    Reuters

    Envisioning the Future of Food in Times of Change

    Blog Post
    by Todd Post

    Todd Post from Bread for the World provides guest commentary to explain the future of food in times of change.

  7. Olympic rings near the Eiffel Tower
    AP Photos

    Chicago, Paris, New Delhi: Host cities face challenges for large-scale events

    Blog Post
    by Nicole L. Cvetnic

    When cities host major events, they often make decisions that are good for business but not always good for those who live there.

  8. Bugging Out, Somalia's Imminent Crisis, and Pest Plague

    September 9, 2022 Check out our roundup of the week's top news and research in food, agriculture, and global development.

  9. AP Photos
    Migration

    Lost Lives, Little Attention: The Overlooked Migrant Crisis

    Podcast
    by Sally Hayden, Elizabeth Shackelford

    Why did the lost Titan submarine get more buzz and funding than migrant lives?

  10. Kevin Wolf / AP

    Can the US Keep Its Edge on the Battlefield?

    Podcast
    by Kathleen Hicks, Leslie Vinjamuri

    Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks lays out how the United States is trying to stay ahead as new technologies and global threats reshape modern warfare.