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A Passion for Policy: Erica Seitzer advocates for legislation to increase agriculture productivity

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:59:47 +0000

This article about GHI senior policy associate Erica Seitzer originally ran in the May/June 2013 edition of DRIVE Magazine. Read the excerpt and click the link below for the full article. A career in agriculture advocacy draws on... Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Africa’s rising food imports; World hunger: It is possible to feed everyone

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:16:41 +0000

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. World hunger: It is possible to feed everyone Irish Examiner, May... Read more »

Zeigler: The Nexus between Science, Business & Collaboration in the Philippines

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 17:54:47 +0000

This post by GHI executive director Dr. Margaret Zeigler is part of a series produced by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs in advance of its annual Global Food Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. on May... Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Bill Gates, time traveler; Cash transfers are bad for food security

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:08:10 +0000

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. Bill Gates, time traveler POLITICO, May 8, 2013 German academics unite... Read more »

Jeff Simmons, president of GHI member Elanco, wins 2013 Borlaug CAST Communication Award

admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 21:19:03 +0000

May 9, 2013…Ames, Iowa: The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) announces that the prestigious 2013 Borlaug CAST Communication Award goes to Jeff Simmons, the President of Elanco. Nominees must demonstrate an... Read more »

Too Hot, Too Wet, Too Dry: Building Resilient Agroecosystems

Margaret Zeigler — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:39:12 +0000

The 5th Annual Global Water for Food Conference here in Lincoln, Nebraska, hosted by the Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute, is bringing together a broad range of national... Read more »

Water for Food Institute – 2013 Water for Food Global Conference

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 14:43:17 +0000

New GHI consultative partner Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, opened the 2013 Water for Food Global Conference yesterday in Lincoln, Nebraska and started this morning with remarks... Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Ag knowledge must ‘spill over’ among countries; Rethink water

admin — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:52:31 +0000

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. Ag knowledge must ‘spill over’ among countries Ag Professional, April 30,... Read more »

Information is Power: How science, innovation, and open source data can transform the global fight against hunger and poverty

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:49:46 +0000

At today’s Chicago Council on Global Affairs luncheon, Dr. Margaret Zeigler said that the challenges of food security and poverty is a deeply personal one for her. She went on... Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: The secret benefit to precision ag; Food insecurity: Could it happen here?

admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:52:16 +0000

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. Canada’s agricultural industry has ‘productivity edge’: BMO The Globe and Mail,... Read more »