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Live Blog- Chicago Council: A Discussion on “A New Science of Agriculture to Advance Global Food Security”
The complex challenge of hunger requires a unique collaboration between different sectors, experts, and communities.
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Commentary- Addressing Food Security Beyond our Food Supply
I’ll soon be attending the Symposium on Agriculture and Food Security. It doesn’t happen often that world leaders, researchers and philanthropists have the chance to gather for two days to discuss the progress made in the past year – and the work that’s still ahead – in addressing food security challenges.
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Live Blog- Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium, Raj Shah: “All hands on deck”
Raj Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, described the Obama administration’s—and more broadly, civil society’s—efforts to fight global hunger as an “all hands on deck effort.”
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Live Blog- Chicago Council: Dan Glickman and Catherine Bertini’s case for reengagement in food and ag issues
"Water is the great issue of our time."
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Live Blog- Brazil And Food Security: A "Remarkable Story" With Lessons For Others
In 40 years, Brazil went from importing most of its staples – such as rice, beans and milk – to being a major exporter of food worldwide. How?
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Commentary- Today’s Challenge Requires Tomorrow’s Leaders
In order to address the complex challenge of global food security outlined at The Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium today, we need the enthusiasm of the next generation most of all.
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Commentary- Stretching the Food Aid Dollar by Building Strong Local Markets
Floods, typhoons and droughts. Market fluctuations and inflation. Unhealthy government transitions and local political flare-ups. Disease-ridden crops and tainted water sources. All of these shocks can devastate any country, but for nations combatting poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition, disasters often precipitate acute food security outbreaks that result in suffering and loss of life.
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Commentary- What Would Norm Say?
Given the decade-long relationship I had with him in building the World Food Prize, I am sometimes asked about what the late Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug might say about a particular topic.
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2013 Global Food Security Symposium
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs will be hosting its fourth Annual Global Food Security Symposium tomorrow, starting at 830 am EDT. The event’s agenda can be found here.
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Commentary- Community Development Key to Sustainability Efforts
Now, more than ever, solutions to serious issues facing the world—hunger, poverty and environmental degradation—must be sustainable.