FSE-Research

Our Research

Our researchers come from diverse fields to study new approaches to global hunger and environmental degradation through an inter-disciplinary research portfolio that spans economics, policy and the physical sciences. FSE's current research topics include:

Tropical Oil Crops

The rapid expansion of oil crops throughout the tropics presents new challenges for protecting ecosystems and promoting smallholder farmer livelihoods.

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Data Science for Food Security

Big data and new analytical techniques mean better measurements and more targeted solutions to food insecurity.

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Climate Impacts and Adaptation

Climate change impacts global food security, and it amplifies threats to global health, stability and economic prosperity.

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Food, Nutrition and Health

For smallholder farmers and their families, food security is closely tied to nutrition and health.

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Aquaculture and Fisheries

Aquaculture and fisheries must be managed for food security and sustainability to meet rising demand.

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Water Resources

Access to groundwater and irrigation helps farmers break the cycle of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.

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Crop and Livestock Systems

As global demand for crops, meat and seafood rises, pressure on agricultural systems intensifies.

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Rural Education Action Program

Dedicated to discovering the causes of poverty in rural China, and creating simple, effective solutions.

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Completed Projects

See a list of our completed research projects.

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Interested in joining our research team?

Apply for our Postdoctoral Fellowship - awarded to promising young scholars with a demonstrated ability to do innovative and rigorous work related to global hunger, poverty alleviation, and environmental degradation.

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Research ResourcesAccess our data portal and publication archives.

Access our research data at the FSE Data Portal

FSE DATA PORTAL

FSE is a leader in building cross-cutting research collaborations consistently authoring and co-authoring papers spanning our research topics.

PUBLICATIONS