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Sounding the Alarm on Southern Africa’s Food Crisis
October 4, 2016
Please join us for the launch of a new report and introductory film from the CSIS Global Food Security Project, Improving Relief and Development Responses to Climate Variability: Emerging Lessons from the 2015–2016 El Niño in Southern Africa. The report, based on research in...

On Demand Event
Water for Food Security: A Vital Resource to Feed the Planet
September 22, 2016
Water is central to the productivity and resilience of global agriculture. We need to use the precious resource wisely in order to improve crop production and feed a growing population.

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The Power of Global Food Security: Examining Economic and National Security Implications
September 12, 2016
The passage of the Global Food Security Act this summer made a profound statement about the importance of U.S. leadership on global food security and nutrition.

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Report and Documentary Launch: Tracking Promises: Analyzing the Impact of Feed the Future Investments in Bangladesh
September 9, 2016
In 2010, Bangladesh was the first Feed the Future focus country to be officially launched by former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Raj Shah.

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Report Launch: Benchmarking the Business of Agriculture
July 13, 2016
Please join the CSIS Global Food Security Project for a discussion with Federicka Saliola of the World Bank, Ambassador Chum Bun Rong of Cambodia (invited), Justin Finnegan of USAID’s Bureau for Food Security, and a representative from Archer Daniels Midland Co., to discuss...

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Growing the Future: Insights and Innovations From Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs
June 16, 2016
Join the CSIS Global Food Security Project and the CSIS Youth, Prosperity, and Security Initiative in welcoming six Growing the Future fellows to Washington, DC.

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Agricultural Transformation in the Brazilian Cerrado: A Model of Development and Prosperity
June 1, 2016
This public event will facilitate a discussion of agricultural development in the Brazilian Cerrado based on Dr. Akio Hosono’s 2015 book Development for Sustainable Agriculture: The Brazilian Cerrado .

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2016 Global Development Forum: The Power of Policy Reform: Food Security & the Private Sector
May 19, 2016

The U.S. Government has aligned its development investments to address global food security with country-led plans. Government ownership is inherently intertwined with a sound policy environment, which is critical to increase private sector investment in agricultural...


On Demand Event
2016 Global Development Forum: Full Agenda
May 19, 2016
Please join us for the second annual Global Development Forum (GDF) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on May 19.

On Demand Event
Transforming Global Food Security
May 11, 2016
CSIS is bringing together big thinkers in data analytics and emerging ICT applications, including government representatives and experienced food security program implementors, to chart a way forward using improved technologies.

On Demand Event
Report Launch: Tracking Promises: Analyzing the Impact of Feed the Future Investments in Tanzania
April 6, 2016
Tanzania has received more Feed the Future funding than any other focus country in the world with a total of $327 million over the past five years. What has Tanzania gained from the increased investment of U.S. tax dollars to address hunger and poverty? Is it business as usual...

On Demand Event
In El Niño's Wake: Examining Africa's Latest Food Crisis
March 29, 2016
The 2015-2016 El Niño weather pattern, among the strongest on record, has caused intense drought in Eastern and Southern Africa and has left up to 60 million people in the two regions in need of emergency food assistance.

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