Three Chicago Council on Global Affairs experts testified on food aid and food security before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on October 7. The hearings, “Reforming Food Aid: Desperate Need to Do Better” and “Food Security and Nutrition Programs in Africa,” were both live streamed.
Council senior advisor and former USAID administrator Raj Shah and Dan Glickman, former Secretary of Agriculture and cochair of the Council’s global agricultural development initiative, discussed the importance of using a range of tools to help feed billions of people suffering from short-term and chronic hunger at a hearing before the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
Council Senior fellow Roger Thurow discussed the importance of good nutrition during the 1,000 day window between pregnancy and a child’s second birthday at the hearing on food security in Africa for the HFAC Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Video: Agriculture Experts at Chicago Council on Global Affairs Testify on Food Aid, Security
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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
Growing Food for Growing Cities: New Council Report on Transforming Food Systems for Food Security in an Urbanizing World
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs’ new report, Growing Food for Growing Cities: Transforming Food Systems in an Urbanizing World, was released today at the Global Food Security Symposium 2016.Guest Commentary – Harnessing Rural-Urban Linkages for Growth
Paul Weisenfeld of RTI International discusses the challenges, and the opportunities, presented by urbanization in developing countries.Guest Commentary – Youth are Key to Addressing Urbanization and Food Security
Krysta Harden of DuPont highlights the need to engage youth to meet the nutritional needs of the growing global population.Guest Commentary – Telling the Story of Opportunities in Agriculture
Chris Policinski of Land O’Lakes, Inc discusses the need to attract talented students to the field of agriculture.Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations
Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security.Guest Commentary – Engaging Digital Technology for a New African Food System
Sam Dryden discusses how the digital connectivity revolution creates massive opportunities for African agriculture.Meet the 2016 Next Generation Delegation
We are thrilled to feature our Next Generation Delegates at the Global Food Security Symposium 2016.