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USAID Administrator Power discusses food insecurity with colleagues
At a meeting held July 18, 2022, sponsored by the think tank, CSIS, USAID Administrator Samantha Power and a panel of specialists discuss the current global food insecurity crisis, noting how it has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, climate...
Resilience Book Review: Ending Hunger – The Quest to Feed the World without Destroying It
Anthony Warner's 2022 book "Ending Hunger - the Quest to Feed the World Without Destroying it" (Oneworld Press) attempts to challenge the myths he sees in social discourse in developed countries about how to address world food problems. Based on his popular blog "the Angr...
Documentary Looks Back at Norman Borlaug’s Career
A recent documentary available from the Public Broadcast System (PBS) and WGBH "The Man Who Tried to Feed the World" (2020) briefly surveys the motivations and achievem...
Food Insecurity on U.S. College Campuses
College Food Insecurity: A Lack of Data College students have attracted attention as a group that may be at high risk for food insecurity, defined as lack of “access to enough food for an active healthy life” (US Department of Agriculture, 2017). There are three major limitat...
Veterans Day Lessons for Current Livelihood Crisis
Veteran’s Day commemorates the many millions of American soldiers who returned home from wars with uncertainty about their futures and livelihoods. Veterans have faced an extended transition period as unemployed workers seeking to enter an often transforming economy. A prime example was at the...
Why You Should Create A Reverse Advent Calendar This Year (And How To Do It)
Reverse advent calendars encourage donors to collect one item per day for a Christmas donation...
5 Ways Schools Can Boost the Local Food Economy
This post discusses five different ways that schools can increase the amount of locally procured food they serve students, despite the hurdles of cost and logistics....
Why does America have so many hungry kids?
The United States exports more food than any other country in the world. So why do families with children have trouble getting enough food in such a prosperous nation?...
VIDEO: Empowering Women Would Help End World Hunger
This is a useful video for students who want to learn about where global hunger exists....
VIDEO: Learn about the forces changing our food system
In "Transformers: Food", the Washington Post brings together entrepreneurs, food industry executives, scientists and farmers to discuss how technology and science are changing our modern food systems. This video features Kathleen Merrigan, the Executive Director of Sustainability at GWU/former Depu...
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