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Depending on foreign aid to pay the bills makes moving on when it’s gone harder.
Countries like Ethiopia have propelled economic growth by prioritising agriculture and new technologies to boost the sector.
Tras bajar durante una década, el número de personas que pasan hambre vuelve a crecer. La principal causa es el cambio climático, que altera los patrones climáticos de los que depende la agricultura.
After declining for nearly a decade, the number of hungry people in the world is growing again. Climate change, which is disrupting weather patterns that farmers rely on, is a major cause.
La industria cafetera de Colombia está bajo riesgo debido a los cambios climáticos. Los agricultores tratan de adaptarse a estos, pero necesitan ayuda.
Colombia's coffee industry is at risk due to unpredictable seasons, floods, landslides, droughts and pests. Farmers say they want to learn to adapt to these environmental changes but don't know how.
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of Trump’s nominees are conservative, white and male.
Appointing judges to lifetime terms can be among a president’s longest lasting legacies. The overwhelming majority of Trump’s nominees are conservative, white and male.
Toronto's fight against diptheria teaches us the powerful impact of public health campaigns -- in persuading parents to vaccinate their children.
Men want to have a say in conversations about contraception – but they're worried about imposing on women's autonomy.
Mapping the soil with open source application is vital to understanding how to protect it.
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How does positive train control – safety technology that could have prevented this week's deadly Amtrak derailment – work and why is it still not on US rails?
Songs no longer relay party platforms. Instead, they're used to promote "celebrity" candidates.
Recent events in Paris – the massacre at the editorial offices of Charlie Hebdo in the 11th arrondissement and the hostage situation at a supermarket near Porte de Vincennes – committed by terrorists with…
Over the past decade, there have numerous efforts to replace petroleum-based fuels with fuel made from plants, or biofuels. One challenge to commercializing biofuel made from non-food sources — called…
It is well known that the US has a major infrastructure problem with our national highway system. Many of our bridges are in a very poor state of repair and highway maintenance is not keeping up with needs…
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Vice Provost for Student Life, Purdue University
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Graduate Teaching Assistant/PhD student in History, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor in Sociology, Purdue University
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Professor of Soil Science, Purdue University
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Professor of Political Science, Purdue University
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Distinguished Professor, agronomy , Purdue University
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Ross Fellow in the Brian Lamb School of Communication Doctoral Program, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University
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Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
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Director of Film & Video Studies, Purdue University
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Dean of Engineering, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor of Communication, Purdue University
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Lecture Demonstrator for Chemistry, Purdue University
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Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University
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Associate Professor, Director of the Purdue Peace Project, Purdue University
