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Model vs. experiment to predict crop losses—Response
December 2018
Our Report draws attention to a complex but understudied issue: How will climate warming alter losses of major food crops to insect pests?
Sustainable and Equitable Increases in Fruit and Vegetable Productivity and Consumption are Needed to Achieve Global Nutrition Security
November 2018
Increased intake of fruits and vegetables (F&V) is recommended for most populations across the globe.
A move beyond sustainability certification: The evolution of the chocolate industry's sustainable sourcing practices
September 2018
Companies' sustainable sourcing practices play an increasing role in addressing the social and environmental challenges in agricultural supply chains.
Increase in crop losses to insect pests in a warming climate
August 2018
Crop responses to climate warming suggest that yields will decrease as growing-season temperatures increase.
Hierarchical Modeling of Seed Variety Yields and Decision Making for Future Planting Plans
June 2018
Eradicating hunger and malnutrition is a key development goal of the twenty first century.
The important but weakening maize yield benefit of grain filling prolongation in the US Midwest
June 2018
A better understanding of recent crop yield trends is necessary for improving the yield and maintaining food security.
Future warming increases probability of globally synchronized maize production shocks
June 2018
Climate-induced shocks in grain production are a major contributor to global market volatility, which creates uncertainty for cereal farmers and agribusiness and reduces food access for poor...
Sell Low and Buy High: Arbitrage and Local Price Effects in Kenyan Markets
April 2018
Large and regular seasonal price fluctuations in local grain markets appear to offer African farmers substantial inter-temporal arbitrage opportunities, but these opportunities remain largely...
Eyes in the sky, boots on the ground : assessing satellite- and ground-based approaches to crop yield measurement and analysis in Uganda
March 2018
Crop yields in smallholder systems are traditionally assessed using farmer-reported information in surveys, occasionally by crop cuts for a sub-section of a farmer's plot, and rarely using full...
The Elusive Goal of Global Food Security
February 2018
Ending world hunger is a universal goal, yet progress and social awareness of the issue waxes and wanes in the course of broader political and economic developments.
Improving environmental practices in agricultural supply chains: The role of company-led standards
December 2017
Food retailers and manufacturers are increasingly committing to address agricultural sustainability issues in their supply chains.
Using satellite data to identify the causes of and potential solutions for yield gaps in India's Wheat Belt
September 2017
Food security will be increasingly challenged by climate change, natural resource degradation, and population growth.
Assessing the heterogeneity and persistence of farmers’ maize yield performance across the North China Plain
March 2017
The gap between yield potential and average farmers’ yield measures the capacity for yield improvement with current technology.
Opportunity for marine fisheries reform in China
January 2017
China’s 13th Five-Year Plan, launched in March 2016, provides a sound policy platform for the protection of marine ecosystems and the restoration of capture fisheries within China’s exclusive...
Satellite detection of rising maize yield heterogeneity in the U.S. Midwest
January 2017
The future trajectory of crop yields in the United States will influence food supply and land use worldwide. We examine maize and soybean yields for 2000–2015 in the Midwestern U.S.
The Tropical Oil Crop Revolution: Food, Feed, Fuel, and Forests
November 2016
Over the last two decades global production of soybean and palm oil seeds have increased enormously.
Assessing climate adaptation options and uncertainties for cereal systems in West Africa
September 2016
In the coming decades, the already fragile agricultural system in West Africa will face further challenges in meeting food security, both from increasing population and from the impacts of climate...
Pharaoh's Dream Revisited: An Integrated US Midwest Field Research Network for Climate Adaptation
January 2016
We're being warned of future grain failures—not by the dreams of a biblical Pharaoh, but by modern computer model predictions.
The Role of Markets, Technology, and Policy in Generating Palm-Oil Demand in Indonesia
March 2015
Indonesia produces more palm oil and consumes more palm oil per capita than any country in the world.
Frontiers in Food Policy: Perspectives on Sub-Saharan Africa
December 2013
Frontiers in Food Policy: Perspectives on sub-Saharan Africa is a compilation of research stemming from the Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium Series, hosted by the Center on Food...
Emerging Land Issues in African Agriculture: Implications for food security and poverty reduction strategies
January 2012
Despite the fact that sub-Saharan Africa in 2012 contains much of the world’s unutilized and underutilized arable land, a significant and growing share of Africa’s farm households live in densely...
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Rosamond L. Naylor Senior Fellow William Wrigley Professor of Earth System Science, Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute and Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Professor, by courtesy, Economics, Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Center on Food Security and the Environment 
