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David Lobell and Marshall Burke Talk Food Security, Human Health and the Importance of Mitigation
September 2018
When it comes to food security, health and poverty, the impacts of climate change already are evident.
Climate change projected to increase insect-driven crop loss
August 2018
But new research is showing that climate change is expected to accelerate rates of crop loss due to the activity of another group of hungry creatures — insects. A paper published Aug.
Indirect child casualties of conflict far outnumber direct combatant deaths in Africa
August 2018
More children die from the indirect impact of armed conflict in Africa than those killed in the crossfire and on the battlefields, according to a new study by Stanford researchers.
Saving the world’s food and water supplies with Ertharin Cousin
August 2018
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University is pleased to announce that former U.S.
Stanford researchers find warming temperatures could increase suicide rates across the U.S. and Mexico
July 2018
Suicide rates are likely to rise as the earth warms, according to new research published July 23 in Nature Climate Change. The study, led by Stanford economist Marshall Burke, finds that projected...
How More Carbon Dioxide In The Air Could Lead To More Human Disease
July 2018
The rising level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere means that crops are becoming less nutritious, and that change could lead to higher rates of malnutrition that predispose people to various...
David Lobell Named Gloria and Richard Kushel Director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment
July 2018
The Center on Food Security and the Environment (FSE) is pleased to announce Professor David B.
Poor air quality responsible for one in five infant deaths in sub‑Saharan Africa
June 2018
In 2015, exposure to particulate matter in sub-Saharan Africa led to 400,000 otherwise preventable infant deaths, according to a new Stanford study.
New Stanford study suggests climate mitigation could yield trillions in economic benefits
May 2018
Failing to meet climate mitigation goals laid out in the U.N.
Feeding Africa and the World in the 21st Century
December 2017
Food security experts from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) gathered to discuss transforming food production in Africa at Stanford on Nov. 29.
Revolutionizing Food Security in Africa
November 2017
Food security experts from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) will gather at Stanford for meetings and a symposium on transforming food production on that continent. R.S.V.P by...
Notes From the Farm: Blue Skies and Dark Clouds
September 2017
September means that it is time again for my annual Iowa farm report, the sixth edition in this series.
Ertharin Cousin, Former US Ambassador and World Food Programme Director, Joins Stanford as Visiting Scholar
August 2017
The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University is pleased to announce that former U.S.
FSE in the Field: Casey Maue Oil Palm Research in Ghana
June 2017
Casey Maue, a PhD student in the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources alogn with Woods Institute Senior Fellow, Erica Plambeck, spent time this spring examining the oil...
India’s groundwater future is at stake
May 2017
Since the 1960s, India’s groundwater irrigation has increased dramatically, playing an important role in its economy and people’s lives — supporting livelihoods of over 26 crore farmers and...
Tropical Oil Crops - a More Sustainable Future?
February 2017
An interview with authors of the “The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution” predicts the future of soy and palm oil booms by examining the past and present.
Stanford researchers measure African farm yields using high-resolution satellites
February 2017
Stanford researchers have developed a new way to estimate crop yields from space, using high-resolution photos snapped by a new wave of compact satellites. The approach, detailed in the Feb.
Rebuttal to “A revisit to fishmeal usage and associated consequences in Chinese aquaculture”
January 2017
As authors of “China’s aquaculture and the world’s fisheries” (Cao et al., Science, 2015), we would like to dispute several claims presented in “A revisit to fishmeal usage and associated...
How China is Poised for Marine Fisheries Reform
January 2017
As global fish stocks continue sinking to alarmingly low levels, a joint study by marine fisheries experts from within and outside of China concluded that the country’s most recent fisheries...
Joann de Zegher selected as SAWIT Challenge Finalist
November 2016
FSE is excited to announce that graduate student, Joann de Zegher, is one of the nine innovators chosen in the SAWIT Challenge to pitch her solution to help independent smallholder farmers produce...
Stanford researchers find 15 million children in high-mortality hotspots in Sub-Saharan Africa
October 2016
Stanford researchers have determined that more than 15 million children are living in high-mortality hotspots across 28 Sub-Saharan African countries, where death rates remain stubbornly high...
USAID Releases 2016 Global Food Security Act Strategy
October 2016
"Right now, the world is closer than ever before to ending global hunger, undernutrition, and extreme poverty, but significant challenges and opportunities remain, including urbanization, gender...
