malnutrition

Global hunger and malnutrition pose significant threats to U.S. national security, according to a new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation.  The report, authored by researchers from Texas A&M University, examines how global food insecurity is linked to numerous geopolitical risks. Increasing i...

In an effort to address worldwide hunger and malnutrition, the U.S. will harness its food and agriculture research, to create the Global Food Security Research Strategy.   “I’m pleased to announce the global food research strategy, jointly led by USAID and the U.S. Department of...

When it comes to combating hunger and malnutrition on a global scale, what is the USDA doing to encourage the younger generation to take up these causes?  During a Norman-Borlaug Dialogue keynote speech, Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Ted McKinney answered his own question, by citing examples of USDA programs involved in those efforts.  ...