Yemen: Conflict and Agriculture

Yemen: Conflict and Agriculture

Food Security malnutrition Yemen

Yemen is a country that is dealing with major conflict. There are many impacts that conflict can have on countries and agriculture and food security are areas that are often vulnerable. Below is an article that discusses how conflict is affecting agriculture and food security in Yemen. We encourage you to look over the linked article and utilize the discussion points below to spark conversations

Haitian Agriculture Suffering from Hurricane Matthew

Haitian Agriculture Suffering from Hurricane Matthew

Food Security Haiti natural disasters

The article linked below discusses the effects of Hurricane Matthew on the country of Haiti. For a country already suffering from food insecurity this concern has been magnified with the recent storm. Read the linked article and spark conversation with others around the globe utilizing the discussion points below.

Food Security of Haitians Threatened

Discussion Points


How has Hurricane

Inspiring Day Two at The World Food Prize

Inspiring Day Two at The World Food Prize

Borlaug Food Safety Food Security Hunger

It was a great second and full day at The World Food Prize in Des Moines, Iowa. As yesterday, we will highlight key points from various sessions and presentations throughout the day. We encourage you to reflect on the points below and entertain discussion with others around the globe!

Borlaug-Rockefeller: Inspiring the Next Generation


Instead of buying machinery we need an Uber for farm

World Food Prize is Here!

World Food Prize is Here!

Borlaug Climate Change conflict Food Security health

It is mid October which means one thing...It's World Food Prize time! Each night following the Borlaug Dialogue we will post highlights from the day to get you thinking and discussing these topics around the globe. Tuesday of this week we hosted Emiliano Mroue on campus, as part of the World Food Prize Lecture Series, to share the work he is doing in Sierra Leone with The West African Rice

Global Food Security: Why Science Matters

Global Food Security: Why Science Matters

Biotechnology Climate Change Food Security Nutrition

The middle of October the Global Agriculture Learning Center at Hawkeye Community College hosted David Lambert as he presented his lecture "A Closer Look at Global Food Security: Why Science Matters" as part of the World Food Prize Lecture Series. David hit on many of hot topics relating to global food security ranging from climate change to child nutrition. Linked below is David's lecture. It is

Doomsday Vault Opened

Doomsday Vault Opened

Food Security Global Seeds

Recently scientists have had to open the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (known as the "Doomsday Seed Vault") to retrieve seeds to continue experiments and recoup lost seeds and research. The link below provides great information on the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. It includes videos, text, and further links to the website for Svalbard. The video (2:40) at the top of the page does a great job of

World Food Prize Comes to Hawkeye

World Food Prize Comes to Hawkeye

Biotechnology Climate Change Food Security Hunger Nutrition

Today we were honored to have David Lambert from Washington D.C. on campus to share his lecture "A Closer Look at Global Food Security: Why Science Matters" as part of the World Food Prize Lecture Series. David is is an internationally recognized advocate for global food security. A former senior vice president of the New York Stock Exchange, he was President Clinton’s appointee as Foreign