According to Paul Weisenfeld of RTI International, Sir Fazle Abed, winner of the 2015 World Food Prize, is an inspiration to the international development community in his ability to see and build integrated approaches to development.
In the latest piece from the Agri-Pulse and Chicago Council column series, Michael Scuse of the USDA discusses the importance of sustainable production in the face of constrained resources and climate change.
This year's El Niño is expected to bring severely inclimate weather to sub-Saharan Africa. According to Roger Thurow, disruptions to normal rainfall patterns and food production may push the region's subsistence farmers into a 'hunger season.'
As an environmental concern, food security is no longer something that only ‘foodies’ or farmers care about. Increasingly, the links between climate change and the fragility of food systems are becoming clearer, making innovative solutions in agriculture highly necessary.
