Expert commentary and analysis on global agriculture and food.
Development aid rose by 6.1% in real terms in 2013 to reach the highest level ever recorded, according an annual survey of donor spending plans by the OECD Development Assistance Committee. Read the report here.
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The Global Food and Agriculture Program is housed within the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, an independent, nonpartisan organization that provides insight – and influences the public discourse – on critical global issues. The Council on Global Affairs convenes leading global voices and conducts independent research to bring clarity and offer solutions to challenges and opportunities across the globe. The Council is committed to engaging the public and raising global awareness of issues that transcend borders and transform how people, business, and governments engage the world.
Support for the Global Food and Agriculture Program is generously provided by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
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The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is thrilled to announce a new blog series, Stakeholder Girls, which highlights the central role that rural girls must play in consideration of the 2018 G7 priority theme areas. Each week in June, as the leadership of the G7 meets, we will discuss the central role of rural girls in responding to climate change, preparing for the future of work, economic growth and equality, and building a more secure world. If leaders do not consider the unique strengthens and concerns of rural girls, progress on each of these themes will be curtailed.
Farmers worldwide care for about 365 million dairy cattle. In developing countries, most farmers’ herds are very small, containing just 2-3 cows on average. Small herds support family nutrition and are sources of year-round income through milk sales.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
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Scientists are now warning that we are experiencing a biological annihilation on par with the meteor that destroyed the dinosaurs. But there’s another angle to the immense and critical challenge of turning the tide against biodiversity loss. Agriculture can, and must, be the leading edge of a solution.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
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Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
Check out this week's news brief.
Check out this week's news brief.
In the search for healthier diets, indigienous sources of food, such as tree leaves, can offer an unexpected source of micronutrients.
Without the next generation of agricultural science researchers, the world will be unable to meet the enormous challenges facing food security.
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.
