The Green Revolution resulted in remarkable increases to Asian food production, but at the cost of environmental damage. With this in mind, policymakers should consider environmentally sound strategies alongside attempts to increase agricultural yield.
The House Hunger Caucus, in collaboration with InterAction and The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, hosted the third event in an international food and nutrition security briefing series, "What's Food Got to Do with It?," on Monday, September 28, 2015.
Sustainable consumption and production patterns and combating climate change are just as relevant in countries like the United States as they are in developing regions—particularly to farmers.
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is now accepting applications from students to participate in the Global Food Security Symposium 2016 Next Generation Delegation.
To combat hidden hunger, biofortification seeks to improve the nutritional value of staple crops through a combination of traditional breeding and biotechnology.
The greatest threat to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals is not likely to be the failure of the developing world, but the unwillingness of the developed world to do its part in moving toward sustainable consumption and production.
