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Roger Thurow

From Chicago to Uganda, Clean Water is Key to Good Nutrition

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

Unclean water, poor sanitation, and lousy hygiene—and resulting diseases—combine with poor nutrition as the leading causes of young child mortality and stunting. 

Women in Niger water a vegetable garden. Climate and the Environment

The Last Hunger Season

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

In the book The Last Hunger Season, the intimate dramas of farmers' lives unfold amidst growing awareness that to feed the world's growing population, food production must double by 2050.

Aerial view of a farm in South Africa, with a gray sky and mountains in the background.
Ashim D'Silva
Food and Agriculture

A cautionary tale come November

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Chicago Tribune
Roger Thurow

Recently, I've been rereading "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." In this political season, William L. Shirer's mammoth history of Hitler's Germany seems a useful guide to how a skilled demagogue can seize and destroy a great nation.

A colorized photo of Adolf Hitler. Image courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Global Politics

Starting Early

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Global Food for Thought by Roger Thurow

An essay about food insecurity and child hunger by the Council's Roger Thurow.

An Indian woman and her children carry water in containers.
Gyan Shanae
Food and Agriculture