Food Security
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The U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security Program will hold its fifth annual Summer Institute on Global Food Security Sunday, June 5 to Saturday, June 18, 2016 on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. This two-week learning program is for graduate students who are interested in developing a holistic understanding of…
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On Dec. 10 at noon GMT (7 a.m. EST), the Africa South of the Sahara Food Security Portal (https://ssa.foodsecurityportal.org/regional-sub-portal/sub-saharan-africa) will host a virtual dialogue on fertilizer use in Africa. This event will bring together regional experts to engage with online participants in order to share information, discuss progress and constraints, and brainstorm new ideas to…
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Floods followed by drought have led to a 30 per cent reduction in Malawi’s maize harvest and left the country facing its most severe food crisis for over ten years. Between now and March, more than two million Malawians will struggle to find enough food, the UN’s World Food Programme forecasts. Read more on the…
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To accompany the release of its sixth annual Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report) on October 14th, Global Harvest Initiative has invited experts in agriculture, conservation, food security, and nutrition to contribute perspectives and insights for a special Harvest 2050 blog series. This week’s focus is “Fighting Hunger from the Ground Up” and “(Bio)Fueling the…
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Every night, nearly 800 million people go to bed hungry. We can do better. This week the Feed the Future Innovation Labs are meeting in Washington DC USA to discuss their direct impact on food security. Read about their impact in the Feed the Future 2015 Results Summary, and get involved through the Feed the…
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The 2nd International Conference on Global Food Security aims to deliver state-of-the-art analysis, inspiring visions and innovative research methods arising from research in any of a wide range of disciplines. Join us in this exciting opportunity to ensure that the best science is garnered to support the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals. 8 May…
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STATEMENT FROM USAID ADMINISTRATOR RAJIV SHAH ON NEW CHIEF SCIENTIST FOR FOOD SECURITY Thursday, August 28, 2014 “I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Bertram, an agriculture expert with nearly 30 years of experience at USAID, has been named Chief Scientist in the agency’s Bureau for Food Security. In this new position, Rob…
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