Agriculture Research Guide: World Food Prize - Topic Areas

“World Bank. 2020. Violence without Borders : The Internationalization of Crime and Conflict. Policy Research Reports;. Washington, DC: World Bank. © World Bank. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33330 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”

Link goes to "Conflict & Fragility." Use the upper right search box to find publications on conflict and other factors, such as a country, a population, or type.

Organized violence—war, armed revolt, genocide, lynching, targeted killings, torture, routine discrimination, terrorism, trauma, and suffering—is a daily reality for some, while for others it is a sound bite or a news clip seen in passing and easily forgotten. Rigorous scholarly research of the social and cultural conditions of organized violence, its genesis, dynamic, and impact, is fundamental to addressing questions of local and global conflict and its impact on the human condition.
Note: Articles may be a bit advances, but can provide insight to different types of conflicts and resolutions.

Coastal communities, particularly in small island developing states, are heavily reliant on marine resources for their livelihoods and food security. Engaging these communities in conservation, restoration, and sustainable management of natural habitats can provide much-needed income in the short term, while building socio-economic resilience in the long-term.

The Fisheries and Aquaculture Division (NFI) works with Members and partners to transform aquatic systems and promote the responsible and sustainable management of aquatic food systems, for better production, better nutrition, a better environment, and a better life. Leaving no one behind.

Aquatic food systems are critical for global food security and nutrition. They are an essential resource as they support human well-being and sustain the lives and livelihoods of billions of people, in particular coastal and riparian communities that are vulnerable to poverty and malnutrition.

Infectious disease outbreaks currently being reported on by CDC. Listings include those outbreaks for which content is currently published on the CDC website.
International Outbreaks
Travel Notices Affecting International Travelers

A unique resource of 450+ cause and risk summaries of worldwide trends in disease, injury, and impairments, and health risks, based on 2019 GBD [GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE] data. Each two-page PDF summarizes global trends and key developments since GBD 2017

Source: GIEWS - Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture.
Countries in crisis requiring external assistance for food are expected to lack the resources to deal with reported critical problems of food insecurity.

WHO works with Member States and partners towards the goal of ending all forms of malnutrition by 2030 as part of the Sustainable Development Goals. Meeting this goal is contingent on securing universal access to effective nutrition interventions and to healthy diets from sustainable and resilient food systems.

For the past 43 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including educating the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Search on the term malnutrition and your county's name. The FAO Knowledge Repository is FAO's official open repository, providing access to all of its publications. Through its open access policy, FAO seeks to increase the dissemination of its knowledge and to contribute to the scientific and technical impact of the Organization.

Cab Direct is the publicly searchable interface for CAB Abstracts and Global Health. International livestock and crops, food access and security are the main topics in this resource. Look for the Open Access icon.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) seeks sustainable solutions for ending hunger and poverty. IFPRI is one of 15 centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, an alliance of 64 governments, private foundations, and international and regional organizations.

Livestock are domesticated terrestrial animals that are raised to provide a diverse array of goods and services such as traction, meat, milk, eggs, hides, fibres and feathers. The term livestock systems embraces all aspects of the supply and use of livestock commodities, including the distribution and abundance of livestock, the different production systems in which they are raised, estimates of consumption and production now and in the future, the people engaged in livestock production and the benefits and impacts of keeping livestock. These web pages provide geographical information and resources relating to global livestock systems.

Search on terms foreign aid and the country or topic of interest.

NIH Research Matters. March 14, 2017

Lancet,v..393, (10184): P1958-1972, MAY 11, 2019. Open Access. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30041-8

The GBD study offers a powerful resource to understand the changing health challenges facing people across the world in the 21st century.
Most content is Open Access.

A unique resource of 450+ cause and risk summaries of worldwide trends in disease, injury, and impairments, and health risks, based on 2019 GBD [GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE] data. Each two-page PDF summarizes global trends and key developments since GBD 2017

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

The Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction sets out a generic framework of actions and guiding principles that should be followed to reduce food loss and waste (FLW) and support the transformation of agrifood systems to be more efficient, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable.

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The CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) resources.

A guide to many resources on all aspects of plants grown globally.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

The CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

International energy information, including overviews, rankings, dat and analyses. Use the map to zero in on the country of choice.

Search on terms foreign aid and the country or topic of interest.

Topics include: Drought; Global Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Wastewater; Drining water; etc.

Search on terms populations and the country or topic of interest (aging, illiterate, etc,)

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Young people are not only victims of climate change. They are also valuable contributors to climate action. They are agents of change, entrepreneurs and innovators. Whether through education, science or technology, young people are scaling up their efforts and using their skills to accelerate climate action.

The World Inequality Database on Education (WIDE) highlights the powerful influence of circumstances, such as wealth, gender, ethnicity and location, over which people have little control but which play an important role in shaping their opportunities for education and life

These ebook include information on the education systems in the respective country

The CFR is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy.

Search on terms foreign aid and the country or topic of interest.

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. Trade, food security, and sustainability are just some of the topics addressed.

Search on terms foreign aid and the country or topic of interest.

Search on terms populations and the country or topic of interest (aging, illiterate, etc,)

At current rates of progress, the world is unlikely to meet the global goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, with estimates suggesting that nearly 600 million people will still be living in extreme poverty.

Understanding Poverty: Data by Country

Eradicating poverty requires tackling its many dimensions. Countries cannot adequately address poverty without also improving people’s well-being in a comprehensive way, including through more equitable access to health, education, and basic infrastructure and services, including digital.

The Multidimensional Poverty Measure (MPM) seeks to understand poverty beyond monetary deprivations (which remain the focal point of the World Bank’s monitoring of global poverty) by including access to education and basic infrastructure along with the monetary headcount ratio at the $2.15 international poverty line.

Topics include: Drought; Global Water, Sanitation & Hygiene; Wastewater; Drining water; etc.