Food Security
The Global Food Security Program provides long-term, strategic guidance to policy makers on the economic, political, social, and climate-related causes of and responses to food insecurity around the world.

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Rethinking Humanitarian Assistance: Climate and Crisis in the Horn of Africa
Humanitarian actors face unprecedented scale and frequency of climate shocks, making existing challenges harder to address. A new CSIS report analyzes the current crisis in the Horn of Africa and presents ideas on rethinking humanitarian assistance to chronic crises.
Report by Beza Tesfaye , Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — January 9, 2023

Beyond Black Sea Grains: The Global Malnutrition Crisis Caused by Russia’s War in Ukraine
Critical Questions by Caitlin Welsh and Anita Kirschenbaum — December 16, 2022

Humanitarian Response and Climate Resilience in Puerto Rico
Critical Questions by Nicolas Jude Larnerd , Sierra Ballard , and Jacob Kurtzer — December 7, 2022

Financing Small-Scale Agriculture in Honduras: A Case Study
Report by Ryan C. Berg , Henry Ziemer , and Michael Estopinan — December 7, 2022
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Innovating and Expanding Access to Finance for Small-Scale Agriculture

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 Washington Humanitarian Forum: Closing the Gap

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2022 Global Development Forum

Rural Livelihood Resilience: Keynote Address and Armchair Discussion with IFAD President Alvaro Lario

Biosolutions: The Future of Food with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen

Food Tech for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
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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

Using Digital Tools To Increase Food Resiliency in East Africa
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Caitlin Welsh — August 4, 2022

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

Panel 4: Humanitarian Innovation in Responses to Displacement
Transcript — July 26, 2022

Humanitarian Innovation in Action
Transcript — July 25, 2022

Panel 2: Elevating Women’s Leadership in Humanitarian Response
Transcript — July 25, 2022

Panel 1: Transformation Through Humanitarian Innovation and Private Sector Engagement
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
