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In just one generation, the food system in developing regions has transformed. Urbanization and increased incomes have led to diversifying diets, including more animal proteins as well as processed and packaged foods – all of which have...
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When we think about how to feed an estimated 8.5 billion people by 2030, a natural first reaction is: we’ll have to grow more food. But in reality, about one-third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted — roughly 1.3...
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Across the developing world, the youth bulge means more mouths that need to be fed, but also more hands that need to be kept busy. According to the World Bank, in order to accommodate population growth and existing unemployment issues, countries...
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For decades, everyone from the United Nations to the New York Times quoted the same agricultural statistic: “70 percent of all the world’s food is produced by small-scale farmers.” Working in international development in places like Cambodia...
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