The Global Agricultural Development Initiative provides information, resources, and policy analysis on international agriculture and food issues to the U.S. administration, Congress, and interested companies, experts, and organizations.
SPOTLIGHT
August 30, 2010 – Global Agricultural Development Initiative Releases Summary of Proceedings for its Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security Summary of Proceedings Symposium Materials
July 8, 2010 – U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service Releases Global Food Security Assessment – Food Security Assessment, 2010-20
June 14, 2010 – Obama Administration Releases Feed the Future Guide at Chicago Council Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security – Symposium Materials Feed the Future Web site
April 22, 2010 – Glickman, Bertini Testify at Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on "Promoting Global Food Security: Next Steps for Congress and the Administration" – Glickman, Bertini Statement Senator Kerry's Remarks Senator Lugar's Remarks
April 22, 2010 – U.S. Government, Gates Foundation, Partner Nations Announce Proposed Contributions to Global Food Security Trust Fund – Press Release Fact Sheet
March 6, 2010 – U.S. State Department Releases FY 2011 Congressional Budget Justification for Foreign Operations – State Department CBJ for Foreign Ops Analysis
February 25-26, 2010 – Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa's 2010 US-Africa Forum – Dan Glickman and Roger Thurow Particpate in Forum Presentations and Resources
January 14, 2010 – Roger Thurow Joins Chicago Council on Global Affairs as Senior Fellow on Global Agriculture & Food Policy – Press Release Inaugral Post: "Why Not Hunger?"
January 7, 2010 – Dr. Rajiv Shah Sworn-In as 16th USAID Administrator – Remarks from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Administrator Shah
December 11 - 18, 2009 – Coverage of United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen – Read commentary from food security experts on Conference proceedings and the implications for agriculture. Global Food for Thought Blog
 November 20, 2009 – Welcome from Initiative Cochairs
Global Agricultural Development Initiative cochairs Catherine Bertini, former Executive Director, UN World Food Program, and Dan Glickman, former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, discuss the Initiative’s purpose. More
September 28, 2009 – State Department Releases Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative Consultation Document – At the UN General Assembly meeting on September 26, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced an international commitment to global food security and agricultural development. The State Department has released an outline of the nascent food security initiative. Consultation Document More
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Spreading the Revolution: South-South Cooperation at Work
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, August 20, 2010
Safe Farming
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, August 6, 2010
At Harvest Time, Seeing is Believing
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, July 23, 2010
Taking it to (and from) the Farmers
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, July 15, 2010
Keeping Up the Momentum
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, July 2, 2010
A Glimpse of Feeding the Future
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, June 25, 2010
Leadership is Needed to Tackle Global Food Crisis
Catherine Bertini
Public Service, June 22, 2010
The Final Frontier
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, June 11, 2010
It's the Security
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, June 4, 2010
She's the Boss
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, May 28, 2010
Breakthrough American Foreign Policy May Finally Give a Break to the World's Hungry
Dan Silverstein
Huffington Post, May 24, 2010
Feet to the Fire
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, May 21, 2010
Starting Early
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, May 14, 2010
Urgent Reminders from Niger
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, May 7, 2010
Fighting Hunger: Law of the Land
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, April 30, 2010
A Green-Letter Day
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, April 22, 2010
All Together Now
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, April 16, 2010
Defusing Threats
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, April 9, 2010
Out of the Spotlight
Dan Glickman
Politico, April 2, 2010
The Hungry Can't Eat Words
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, April 2, 2010
All Efforts Great and Small
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, March 26, 2010
Impatience
Roger Thurow
Global Food for Thought Blog, March 17, 2010
Saving A Billion People from Starvation
Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
Huffington Post, September 18, 2009
The G-8 Announcement on Agricultural Development: Can it Save the World From Hunger?
Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
Huffington Post, July 10, 2009
Farm Futures: Bringing Agriculture Back to U.S. Foreign Policy
Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2009
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