The drought is driven by El Niño, an unusual warming of surface waters in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean that shifts weather patterns.
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Cassava’s many assets would seem to make it the ideal crop, except for one drawback: It’s highly poisonous. Human ingenuity has made cassava edible for millennia.
Viewed from Cairo, the war in Ukraine poses an existential threat to something Egyptians can’t do without: abundant, cheap bread.
A study of the impact of a major bridge over the Zambezi River in Mozambique provides insights into the magnitude of the economic impact new infrastructure investments can have.
Aboriginal people once used native grasses to produce bread. So let’s resurrect Australia’s ancient breadmaking tradition.
There have been a variety of approaches to tackle malnutrition. The continent needs to learn from past mistakes across the world.
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Professor in Food Security; Head of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
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Associate professor, University of California, Merced
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Research scientist at Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Assistant Research Scientist, University of Maryland
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Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Senior Research Fellow & Malawi Country Program Leader, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)