Anonymous's blog President Obama released his FY15 budget proposal last week. This post contains links to relevant budget documents, congressional budget justifications, testimonies, and media articles. This post will be updated with new information ...
Anonymous's blog John R. Block was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture from 1981-1985. It’s not new news to report that genetically engineered (GE) products are under assault. We are in free trade talks with Europe. The EU public is adam ...
Anonymous's blog Roger Thurow’s upcoming 1,000 days book was handpicked by Food Tank as one of 16 spring “must reads." The book will tell the story of the vital importance of proper nutrition and health care in the 1,000 days window from the beg ...
Anonymous's blog This post by senior fellow Roger Thurow originally appeared on the Outrage and Inspire blog. MEDIA LUNA, Guatemala—A goat? Diego Sarat scratched his head. What’s a goat? His wife had just returned from a community meeting and report ...
Anonymous's blog Ellyn Ferguson writes about how the 2014 farm bill will affect America’s international food aid programs in her latest post at Roll Call, “ Despite Tug-of-War, USAID Gains Leeway on Food Aid.” The Chicago Council's Senior Fellow ...
Anonymous's blog Dr. Robert Paarlberg, the Betty Freyhof Johnson Professor in the Department of Political Science at Wellesley College, and author of the book Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know, delivered a Heuermann Lecture at the University ...
Anonymous's blog (Jay Kaufman with coffee farmers in St. Catherine, Jamaica, applying a biological control mechanism for the Coffee Berry Borer pest.) Jay Kaufman is Senior Vice President of Field Operations at Fintrac. He is an expert in market anal ...
Anonymous's blog The 2014 Agriculture Act (farm bill) authorized $1.47 billion for the PL 480 Title II Food for Peace program, a slight increase over FY 2013. The Act contained reform measures, designed to increase the flexibility and effectiveness ...
Anonymous's blog On March 6, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs will host a half-day International Women’s Day Global Health Symposium at the Fairmont hotel in Chicago. This symposium will explore how women are affecting change in the health field ...
Anonymous's blog This post by senior fellow Roger Thurow originally appeared on the Outrage and Inspire blog. (Baby being weighed in Chuicavioc, Guatemala) There are several reasons why Guatemala sits atop the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index, ...
