Publications

Growing Food for Growing Cities: Food System Development to Improve Food Security

The next post in our "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series discusses the need for supply chain development to feed burgeoning urban markets. 

Ann Veneman Honored at Women Making History

The Honorable Ann Veneman, former Executive Director of UNICEF and former Secretary of Agriculture, has been honored by the National Women’s History Museum at their Women Making History Event. 

Guest Commentary – Empowering Women To Address Food Insecurity And Malnutrition

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and InterAction, in collaboration with the Senate Agriculture Committee, hosted a panel briefing on Tuesday, March 8, in celebration of International Women’s Day. 

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

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

How Empowering Women Can Solve World Hunger

Catherine Bertini, distinguished fellow of Global Food and Agriculture, spoke to Newsy about how we can feed the world by educating and empowering women.

Guest Commentary – Drought Strikes Ethiopia Again. Here’s What Makes This One Different.

Beth Dunford of USAID explains how Feed the Future is helping Ethiopia build local capacity for lasting food security in the face of drought. 

External Commentary

How Empowering Women Can Solve World Hunger

Growing Food for Growing Cities: Urbanization as an Opportunity for Many Small-Scale Farmers

The second installment of the "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series highlights the opportunties that urbanization presents to many small-scale farmers. 

Guest Commentary – Women's Land Rights as a Foundation for Food Security

As part of the "Growing Food for Growing Cities" series, and in observance of International Women’s Day, Jolyne Sanjak of Landesa discusses important ways that land rights, and women’s land rights in particular, intersect with food security.

Are We “Celebrating” Women Again?

On International Women's Day, distinguished fellow Catherine Bertini highlights the gender differences that still need to be considered to maximize possibilities for poverty reduction.