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Louise Iverson's blog 150217_EmergingInnovation.jpg Open Data: How Mobile Phones Saved Bananas from Bacterial Wilt in Uganda Since 2002, banana bacterial wilt has wiped out crops across Uganda. But the Ugandan government drew upon open data to deal w ...



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Louise Iverson's blog Sept29_OneAcre_Credit-Hailey Tucker_Web.jpg The Future of Agriculture? Smart Farming The agricultural sector is going to face enormous challenges in order to feed the 9.6 billion by 2050. One way to increase the quality and quan ...


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RTR2NG6D.jpg Louise Iverson's blog The Chicago Council’s campaign, “Healthy Food for a Healthy World,” builds awareness about the important role food can play in promoting health and alleviating malnutrition. We publish a blog post weekly exploring t ...


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Louise Iverson's blog GAIN.jpg By Bonnie McClafferty, Director of Agriculture and Nutrition, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)   Post-harvest loss presents a formidable challenge. A recent report  by the Food and Agriculture Organization ...


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Louise Iverson's blog This post originally appeared on  The Huffington Post. By Dan Glickman, former US Secretary of Agriculture and Cochair of The Chicago Council's Global Agricultural Development Initiative The world wastes an astonishing amou ...


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Louise Iverson's blog bigideas 500x.jpg Ag Secretary: Smartphones Could Tell Buyers What's in Food In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of GM foods, Secretary Vilsack says he has an idea: use your smartphone. Vilsack told members of Cong ...




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Louise Iverson's blog By Asma Lateef, Director, Bread for the World Institute   About 60 percent of the world’s 805 million chronically malnourished people are women and girls, according to the United Nations World Food Program. Women’s dual roles as ...