Publications

Guest Commentary – Targeting Efforts to End Hunger by 2030

Homi Kharas and John W. McArthur of the Brookings Institution discuss a straightforward and evidence-based approach to the SDGs. 

Guest Commentary – A New Potato Fights Malnutrition, Hunger, and Poverty

Over the past three years, World Vision has worked closely with Roger Thurow as he traveled to Uganda to follow several pregnant women—and their children—in the first few years of their lives.

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance global food security. 

Guest Commentary – Finding Value in Waste to Secure Food Systems

David Auerbach of Sanergy, speaker at the upcoming Global Food Security Symposium 2016, details innovative solutions to improve sanitation alongside food security in Kenya. 

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.