Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Food 2.0: The Future of What We Eat
It was perhaps inevitable that food would become the next industry to face the bright heat of Silicon Valley disruption. The innovation driving the latest wave of food start-ups rests less on the discovery of a brand-new magic ingredient and more on a combination of data science, marketing, and sheer ambition.
Biogas, a Low-Tech Fuel with a Big Payoff
Around the world, household-run operations and industrial-scale facilities are using centuries-old technology to extract a fuel known as biogas from crop waste, manure, kitchen scraps, and even sewage. Proponents cite the benefits of harnessing biogas, such as reducing emissions, cutting waste streams, and saving the lungs of those in poor countries who would otherwise burn wood indoors.
Thirty Percent of World's Food Wasted, New Online Platform Seeks Savings
The Global Community of Practice of Food Loss Reduction web portal allows users to get information about ways of reducing waste. In developed countries, food waste usually occurs in homes or restaurants. Most of the developing world's spoilage happens during storage or transport, as infrastructure for refrigeration and preservation is often inadequate.
Nestlé Milk Factory Shake-up Aims to End Drain on Water Resources
Nestlé’s milk plant in central Mexico is the first of its kind in the world not to rely on external water sources, instead, it runs on “cow water”. By recycling the waste fluid extracted from milk when it is powdered, the company has already slashed its global water use by a third since 2005. Nestlé aims to roll out the zero-water technology in other plants worldwide.
About
The Global Food and Agriculture Program aims to inform the development of US policy on global agricultural development and food security by raising awareness and providing resources, information, and policy analysis to the US Administration, Congress, and interested experts and organizations.
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.
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Blogroll
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
Archive
Guest Commentary – Till: Big Data from Small Farms
As part of the "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series, Justin Oberman of Till Mobile discusses the use of mobile technology to get farmers access to real time supply chain data.Growth Opportunities and Growing Pains in a Changing Global Food System
In the latest piece from the Agri-Pulse and Council on Global Affairs column series, Alesha Black, director of Global Food and Agriculture, discusses the Council's latest report and the investment opportunities presented by food system growth.Guest Commentary – How Access to Long-Established Technology Can Help Feed Growing Cities
Macani Toungara of TechnoServe on private sector investments that are helping Nigerian farmers gain access to much-needed tractors.Growing Food for Growing Cities: Engaging the Private Sector
The latest post in our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series highlights the opportunity for private sector investment in agricultural development.Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting technologies, approaches, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.Catherine Bertini to be Inducted into Cortland County Hall of Fame
Catherine Bertini, distinguished fellow of global agriculture at the Council and former cochair of the Council’s Global Food and Agriculture Program, will be inducted into the Cortland County Hall of Fame.Guest Commentary – 3 Steps for Tackling Food Loss and Waste
As part of our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series, Shenggen Fan of IFPRI and Andrew Steer of WRI discuss measures that can be taken to reduce global food waste.Growing Food for Growing Cities: Tackling Food Waste along the Supply Chain
The latest post in our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series discusses interventions to address food waste along developing supply chains.Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.Guest Commentary – Social Protection: A Game Changer in Reaching Zero Hunger
As part of our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series, Faustine Wabwire of Bread for the World discusses the need for stakeholder coordination to end hunger.Water Scarcity, Urbanization, and Climate Change are a Combined Threat to Supply Chains in the Developing World
Council senior fellow Michael Tiboris discusses the impacts of urbanization, agricultural growth, and climate change on global water availability as part of the "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series.
