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July 14, 2020

Cornell launches New York solar farm study

Allison Chatrchyan and David Kay , senior research and extension associates in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Global Development, are studying solar leasing on farmland in New York to better understand the economic...

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July 14, 2020

$10B needed to avert COVID-19 hunger crisis, experts say

Due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, an additional $10 billion is urgently needed to prevent millions more people becoming food insecure, according to a new report by Cornell, the International Food Policy Research Institute and the...

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July 14, 2020

Lori Leonard named chair of Global Development

Launched at the start of this year, Global Development draws on the expertise of more than 60 researchers engaging on issues ranging from agricultural production and gender and wealth inequality to environmental sustainability and climate change...