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Does development aid help or hinder food sovereignty in Africa?

Africa received a third of global development aid in 2021. But is this aid really helping tackle hunger – or does it encourage dependency?

 
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens food security, experts are calling for drastic changes to the global food system. Nenad Stojkovic, Flickr

What is needed to safeguard food from future pandemics?

As the COVID-19 pandemic jeopardizes food security, how can we redesign our global food system through resilient supply chains and rapid policy measures?

 
Domesticated potatoes are one of the world's oldest crops, dating back to between 8000 and 5000 BC. Johnny Jet, Flickr

All hail the rise of the climate-smart potato

Why researchers are rushing to make potatoes more resilient to climate change, plus 5 facts about their extraordinary potential.

 
The ACE stoves are designed to provide clean, smokeless energy for cooking in off-the-grid communities in Africa and Asia. Photo courtesy of African Clean Energy

How can clean stoves contribute to food security in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Social enterprise African Clean Energy combines solar power with cooking devices to deliver clean energy to off-the-grid communities.

 
A rooftop garden in New York City near a water treatment plant. Gabrielle Lipton, GLF

Wrist sensors and utilizing sewers: Louise Fresco on the future of food

One of the world’s foremost food system experts, Louise Fresco, on how technology and urban agriculture can transform the world's food supply.

 
Cereals, nuts and seeds

Growing proteins for a meatless future

Today’s proteins come primarily from meat – but raising livestock to feed 9.8 billion people won’t be sustainable. One scientist believes he has the answer.

 
Landscape in Kenya

How to feed 9.8 billion people by 2050

To feed a growing world population, we must reduce deforestation and restore abandoned and unproductive land, says a new report.

 

2018 World Food Prize winner Lawrence Haddad

GAIN’s executive director looks past feeding the world to nourishing it

 

Happy World Food Day! Take our quiz

5 questions on the global food system and hunger

 

Long-term development efforts key to breaking food emergency cycle

Successes in Bangladesh and Ethiopia offer insights for countries facing famine

 

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