In December 2025, the CSIS Global Food and Water Security Program convened the second in a series of roundtable discussions to better understand the emerging benefits—and potential risks—of artificial ...

Food insecurity and poor nutrition afflict millions of Americans with low incomes. Three policy approaches to address these challenges are widely debated: modifying existing cash-like food assistance ...

Pakistan's food security policy continues on its chaotic rollercoaster course. Two years ago, public procurement of wheat was ...

Michigan State University professor Mywish Maredia was on a plane to Myanmar when she heard that the federal government had just frozen USAID. Upon landing in the country — where she operates a USAID ...

For decades, safeguarding food security has been a critical priority for China’s central government. Beijing has sought to strengthen its focus on food security through increased agricultural ...

Geopolitical conflicts and related policy shocks have become major sources of instability for food systems. Armed conflicts, regional military tensions, ...

U.S. government investments in global food security have traditionally received strong bipartisan support from policymakers, either explicitly or implicitly, on moral, economic, and national security ...

New research shows scientists have underestimated the climate risk to agriculture and global food production. Blind spots in climate models meant “high-impact but deeply-uncertain hazards” were ...

In the Sahel and Horn of Africa, both regions facing a persistent food and nutrition crisis driven by drought and exacerbated by conflict and fragility, the World Bank is scaling up short- and ...

In 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia. This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues to make better decisions. The inquiry drew 188 ...