Dr. Robert Paarlberg, the Betty Freyhof Johnson Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wellesley College, and author of the book Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, delivered a Heuermann Lecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Watch his lecture here.
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2015 Next Generation Delegate Tara Mittelberg explains why the expertise of social scientists, such as anthropologists, is critical for eradicating malnutrition.
In the latest piece from the Agri-Pulse and Chicago Council column series, Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum explains why robust research is critical to global food security.
Erin Fitzgerald, Senior Vice President, Sustainability at Innovation Center for US Dairy, on the steps people can take to reduce food waste and support food systems.
In a guest commentary piece, Denis Okello of HarvestPlus tells how Vitamin A-rich orange sweet potato became an unlikely ingredient in a Ugandan school's recovery from a traumatic past.
In a post on The Dairy Report, Gregory D. Miller highlights the collaborative efforts underway to understand environmental impacts across the dairy value chain, and the science-based tools that measure, manage and minimize those impacts.
Biotechnology offers tremendous promise to help agriculture adjust to a changing future, and in places like Bangladesh, it is already helping farmers thrive in a changing present. Read our latest post in the Science and Our Food series.
Next Generation Delegate Martin Erzinger explains the roll biotechnology plays in increasing the nutrition content in crops in both developed and developing countries.
In the final post in the Healthy Food for a Healthy World series, how a prize fund for food system innovations could help identify solutions that improve global nutrition.
Can edible insects alleviate widespread hunger? Would genetically modified moths reduce pest damage? Learn more in this week's Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations.
Next Generation Delegate Diana Caley discusses the societal pressures around poverty and access to healthy foods in Kampala, Uganda, where word of what’s for dinner rarely states in the kitchen.
In the latest installment of the Healthy Food for a Healthy World series, discover how USAID's regional trade hubs can increase technical assistance and build capacity in Africa.
