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June 10, 2024

Economics
The Farm Legacy of Henry Wallace: Regressive Subsidies

The era of massive government farm subsidies began in the early 1930s. It has favored the large and the rich ever since.

The Farm Legacy of Henry Wallace: Regressive Subsidies
Blog Post by Benn Steil and Elisabeth Harding Geo-Graphics

September 24, 2024

United States
Accelerating Solutions at the Intersection of Climate Change and Food Security

Panelists discuss the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a 5-year joint initiative launched in 2021 and co-led by the United States and the United Arab Emirates, and the im…

Play Tea harvesting staff collect tea leaves as a draught causes a diminished harvest on a plantation in Jiayi, Taiwan
Event by Mariam Almheiri, Elizabeth M. Cousens, Andrew Steer, Thomas J. Vilsack, Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, and Michael Froman

October 4, 2024

Lebanon
What Is Hezbollah?

The Iran-backed Shiite militia was considered the most powerful non-state group in the Middle East, but an Israeli military campaign against Hezbollah in 2024 has considerably weakened it.

A man bearing a Hezbollah flag leads ranks of militants through Beirut’s southern suburb.
Backgrounder by Kali Robinson

October 2, 2024

Election 2024
CFR-Brookings Institution Election 2024 Virtual Public Event: Technology and Electoral Dynamics

The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and the Brookings Institution Foreign Policy Program collaborated to convene an expert discussion that examined the role of technology and electoral dynamics in…

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Webinar by Kat Duffy, Elaine C. Kamarck, and Marcus Mabry Election 2024 Events

April 21, 2022

India
Anju Srivastava: How to Revolutionize Farming in India

In India, farmers own high-value land but cannot translate land into wealth. New models of agriculture and ethical entrepreneurship can fix this. 

Anju Srivastava, Founder & Managing Director of Wingreens Farms
Blog Post by Manjari Chatterjee Miller and Zoe Jordan Asia Unbound

May 1, 2024

Global Health Program
Hybrid DC Roundtable: The CDC Response to the Spread of H5N1 Avian Flu in Dairy Cows

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that was detected for the first time in a milking herd of cattle in Texas one month ago has now infected thirty-three herds in eight states and at least one farm w…

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Virtual Event by Nirav Shah, Nirav Shah, Thomas J. Bollyky, and Thomas J. Bollyky

November 3, 2014

Global
Agriculture and Technology: Improving Farming, Food Security, and Funding

Andras Forgacs of Modern Meadow, Robert Leclerc of AgFunder, and Mark Rosegrant of the International Food Policy Research Institute join Carol C. Adelman, senior fellow and director of the Center for…

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Event by Andras Forgacs, Robert Leclerc, Mark Rosegrant, and Carol C. Adelman