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October 14, 2023

Bean and sorghum research in Costa Rica supports farmers, fights hunger

Global Development Section
School of Integrative Plant Science
Plant Breeding and Genetics Section

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October 11, 2023

$7.3M grant to expand wheat pathogen surveillance

One of the world’s largest crop pathogen surveillance systems is set to expand its capacity to protect wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.

Global Development Section
Global Development
Pathology

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September 28, 2023

New Presidential Advisory puts Food at the Heart of U.S. Health Policy

Advisory Highlights: Preliminary evidence demonstrates that health care systems could incorporate healthy foods into a patient’s care, with resulting improvements in health outcomes, reduced health care utilization and improved cost...

Cornell Atkinson
Global Development Section
Food

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September 26, 2023

Surveillance systems critical to food security in lower-income countries

Food system shocks – like natural disasters, political conflicts, or pandemics – raise the prices of staple foods, reduce access to good-quality diets and increase hunger. In low- and middle-income countries, the impacts of such shocks can be...