OUR ISSUES
Four Areas of Focus
Farm Journal Foundation works to address the biggest challenges facing food and agricultural systems today. Using three main levers – thought leadership, education, and issue engagement – we drive conversations that surface real solutions, and we work with government leaders to take action. We currently focus on four main issues, with the overarching goal of building the long-term health of our global food supply chain.
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GLOBAL FOOD & NUTRITION SECURITY
AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURAL
INNOVATION
GLOBAL FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY
Global hunger and malnutrition has increased significantly over the past few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conflict, and climate change. Farm Journal Foundation seeks to ensure that farmers around the world have access to innovations that can help them sustainably increase healthy food production and alleviate hunger and malnutrition in our growing world.
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Rural development is critical to make sure our food systems work at every step along the value chain – supporting strong livelihoods for farmers, affordable food supplies for consumers, and long-term agricultural productivity. Farm Journal Foundation works with numerous stakeholder groups to support rural development both in the U.S. and around the world.
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AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION
Farmers and producers must do more with limited resources, in order to meet rising global demand for food while also protecting the long-term productivity of their land. At the same time, volatile weather conditions are creating numerous challenges. Farm Journal Foundation works to raise awareness about conservation agriculture solutions, and champions for policy support so that farmers and producers can put these solutions into practice.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
By 2050, food production will need to increase significantly to meet the nutritional needs of the projected global population. Most demand for food will come from the least-developed countries, where productivity is currently low. Farm Journal Foundation supports public investment in agricultural research to improve efficiencies in the global food system and unlock innovations that can increase harvests both in the U.S. and abroad.
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