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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, August 25, 2024
Agricultural productivity continues to fall below the needed targets to meet the global demands of feeding nearly 10 billion people by 2050 as outlined by the latest Global Agricultural Productivity report.
In this opinion piece, Beth Ellikidis of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization provides a blueprint for how to feed the growing planet amid climate change, increased frequency of drought and resource depletion.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the top story in global news throughout 2022, forcing American ag and food policy watchers to keep a close eye on the war’s implications for domestic agriculture interests and world food security.
In this opinion piece, Ambassador Kip Tom discusses why Americans should care about global food security, and how investments are needed in agricultural research and development to alleviate world hunger and food price inflation.
When it comes to ending hunger, the world is going in the wrong direction, according to a report released Wednesday by the United Nations that called for “repurposing” agricultural subsidies toward the development of nutritious foods.
In this opinion piece, Peggy Yih, Dina Smeltz, and Samanta Dunford with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs describe American support for combatting global hunger as a foreign policy goal tied in with the Ukraine crisis.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could raise grain prices as much as 20% while boosting fertilizer prices another 13% and further inflating food costs, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization warns.