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Recent Land Use Change in the Western Corn Belt Threatens Grasslands and Wetlands

2013 study by the University of South Dakota published in PNAS on the rate and type of land conversion in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest and the impacts on erosion, wildlife and watersheds.

Assessing the Impact of Training on Lowland Rice Productivity in an African Setting: Evidence from Uganda

2012 study in World Development on the transfer of Asian agricultural practices to Africa, and the outcomes of a pilot program.

Red Meat Consumption and Mortality

2012 study in Archives of Internal Medicine providing a definitive look at the strong connection between the eating of red meat and the chances of early death.

Global Food Crisises, Food Insecurity and Measuring Hunger

2013 study in The World Bank Economic Review on key lessons learned from the 2008 food crisis and the widely divergent regional outcomes and effects.

Price and Expenditure Elasticities for Fresh Fruit in an Urban Food Desert

2012 study in Urban Studies on the availability of and demand for fruit and vegetables in a low-income neighborhood of Detroit.

Global Land and Water Grabbing

2013 study from the Polytechnic University of Milan and the University of Virginia on the growing rates of international land and water purchases by nations and corporations.

The End of Farm Labor Abundance

2012 study from the University of California, Davis, and El Colegio de Mexico on farm labor supply in the U.S. and Mexican migration patterns.

The Role of Local Food Availability in Explaining Obesity Risk among Young School-aged Children

2012 study in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine casting doubt on whether access to healthful food is the key variable in explaining obesity trends among youth.

Global Changes in Diets and the Consequences for Land Requirements for Food

2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences on the problematic pace of global land consumption and agricultural output required to supply the world’s growing population.

Impact of Mobile Phone Coverage Expansion on Market Participation: Panel Data Evidence from Uganda

2009 study in World Development on how mobile technology can help farmers thrive.

Implications of Immigration Policies for U.S. Farm Sector and Workforce

2011 study in Economic Inquiry examine the effect of U.S. immigration policy on the flow of unauthorized immigrants from Mexico and subsequent economic and labor impacts.

Comparing the Yields of Organic and Conventional Agriculture

2012 metastudy published in the journal Nature on the crop yields of organic and conventional farming.

Prenatal Exposure to Pesticides Linked to Gestational Age and Birthweight

2012 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives on the relationship between maternal prenatal insecticide exposure and a child’s gestational age and birthweight.

School and Residential Neighborhood Food Environment and Diet Among California Youth

2012 study from the RAND Corporation on youth obesity and access to healthy food sources.

Individual, Family and Neighborhood Characteristics and Children’s Food Insecurity

2012 study in the Journal of Applied Research on Children on the characteristics of children and families living in food-insecure neighborhoods in the United States.

Long-term Perspective on Wildfires in the Western USA

2012 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the frequency of wildfires in the American West over the past 3,000 years and the implications for larger wildfires.