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Progress report on U.S. agricultural development efforts
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs today released its 2011 Progress Report on U.S. Leadership in Global Agricultural Development at the annual symposium of its Global Agricultural Development...
View ArticleGROW: Oxfam campaign launched
This week, Oxfam International marked the launch of their new campaign to end hunger with a series of events around the globe, including one here in Washington, DC. Actor and Oxfam ambassador Djimon...
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Visualizing agriculture in a green economy
Farming First, a coalition of organizations focused on sustainable agricultural development, recently launched a data visualization tool that shows agriculture’s potential contribution to building a...
View ArticleVilsack: Innovation key to global food security
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack called yesterday for greater innovation to feed a growing global population, but said that higher productivity need not come at the expense of conserving natural...
View ArticleClinton launches Feed the Future in Tanzania
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, currently visiting Africa, spent the weekend in Tanzania, visiting projects funded by USAID. On a stop at a cooperative of female farmers, Clinton announced $70...
View ArticleONE: “Drought is inevitable. Famine is not.”
The anti-poverty advocacy group ONE today announced a new campaign to address the famine in Somalia and the wider crisis in the Horn of Africa. The new campaign, “Drought is Inevitable. Famine is...
View ArticleSummit on Horn of Africa crisis
World leaders will meet today at a summit in New York on the Horn of Africa crisis. The meeting will address how to improve assistance to more than 13 million people suffering from drought and famine,...
View ArticleObama announces new G8 food security initiative for Africa
Calling food security a moral, economic and security imperative, President Obama today announced a new G8 initiative that he called “a major new partnership to reduce hunger and lift tens of millions...
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Bull’s-eye target on hunger and poverty
Last week the Bread for the World Institute launched its annual Hunger Report. The report argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are within reach by 2015, and that achieving the hunger...
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FAO in North America Series – Society for International Development Annual...
The FAO in North America Series highlights FAO’s collaboration and work with organizations and institutions in the United States and Canada. From the voices of visiting experts, FAO staff in...
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