Global Food Security Program
Provides research, analysis, and policy recommendations that can effectively enhance global food security
Russia’s war in Ukraine has disrupted global agricultural markets and threatened food security for a world already dealing with the increasing impacts of climate change, lingering shocks from Covid-19, and ongoing effects of regional conflict on global food security. Reversing today’s trends in food insecurity requires sustained commitment, creative thinking, and bold action across sectors.
Vision
The CSIS Global Food Security Program (GFSP) provides cutting-edge analysis on the economic, political, social, and environmental drivers and consequences of food insecurity in the United States and around the world, to inform U.S. and global policy on these issues.
CSIS GFSP addresses food and the human condition of food security. We analyze the way food is produced, and the impacts of food production on climate change, water security, and biodiversity; food trade and its role in peace and conflict; and the availability of nutritious food for the benefit of human and economic growth. We also analyze the food security, including the conditions necessary to promote food security and the consequences of food insecurity for individuals, communities, and nations.
Contact Information
- Emma Dodd
- Program Coordinator, Global Food Security Program
- edodd@csis.org
- Anita Kirschenbaum
- Program Coordinator, Global Food Security Program
- akirschenbaum@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
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The Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS): Keynote Address and Armchair Discussion with Dr. Cary Fowler with Special Remarks from Ambassador Cindy McCain
Join the CSIS Global Food Security Program in welcoming Dr. Cary Fowler, the U.S. State Department's Special Envoy for Global Food Security, and Ambassador Cindy McCain, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome.
Event by Dr. Cary Fowler , Ambassador Cindy McCain , John J. Hamre , and Caitlin Welsh
Climate Change and Malnutrition: Many Channels for Impact, Many Opportunities to Act
Agriculture in Wartime: Threats and Opportunities for Ukraine with Farmer Kees Huizinga, Agricultural Economist Antonina Broyaka, and USAID DAA Mark Simakovsky
2022 Global Development Forum
Rural Livelihood Resilience: Keynote Address and Armchair Discussion with IFAD President Alvaro Lario
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Restoring Crop Biodiversity through the Svalbard Global Seed Vault with Stefan Schmitz
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh — August 26, 2022

Co-Release: Using Digital Tools to Increase Food Systems Resilience in East Africa
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — August 12, 2022

Restructuring Today’s Humanitarian Sector with Jacob Kurtzer
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh and Jacob Kurtzer — July 29, 2022

Humanitarian Innovation in Action
Transcript — July 25, 2022

Humanitarian Innovation in Action
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Caitlin Welsh , Mvemba Phezo Dizolele , Erol Yayboke , and Sue Eckert — July 19, 2022

Humanitarian Innovation in Action: Keynote and Closing Remarks
Transcript — July 19, 2022

USAID Administrator Power on the State of Global Food Security and Nutrition
Event by Caitlin Welsh , Samantha Power , William Moore , Catherine Russell , Mariama Diallo , and The Honorable Henrietta Fore — July 18, 2022

USAID Administrator Power on the State of Global Food Security and Nutrition
Transcript — July 18, 2022

Rebalancing Policy Priorities through Food Systems with Tom Arnold
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh — July 15, 2022

Revisiting the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s Response to the Russia-Ukraine War with Beth Bechdol and Rein Paulsen
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh and Jacob Kurtzer — July 1, 2022
