Welcome to the Purdue Center for Global Food Security
In the dawn of the 21st century, we have entered a new era in global food security concerns. The world population has risen to over six billion and is expected to grow to nine billion by the year 2050. Achieving food security for so many people has only become more difficult in recent years due to a combination of interconnected scientific, economic, social, political, and environmental factors. Purdue's Center for Global Food Security (PCGFS) is taking up these challenges, helping to ensure that we have enough food, feed and fuel for the 21st century and beyond.
U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security
The second annual U.S. Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security was held on Purdue's West Lafayette campus from May 28 - June 8, 2013. Thirty-five graduate students from twenty-two U.S. universities came together to develop an holistic understanding of the conceptual challenges around global food security through lectures, practicums, farm visits, and group projects. Special guest speakers included Julie Borlaug (Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture), Rob Bertram (USAID), and Pamela Anderson (CIP).
Food Security News
Fellowships in Food Security: 3 Questions With U.S. Borlaug Fellow Caitlin Grady
July 30, 2013
In 1970 Norman E. Borlaug was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for a lifetime of work to feed a hungry world. Dr. Borlaug's research in new disease-resistant wheat varieties and improved crop management practices transformed agricultural production in M
Read Full StoryInstitute reviews global food security challenges
July 12, 2013
Graduate students from across the country gathered at Purdue University for the two-week Borlaug Summer Institute on Global Food Security. Thirty-five students, including five from Purdue, took part in the institute to learn about the challenges faci
Read Full StoryGlobal food security draws current, future experts to Purdue
May 30, 2013
Students from myriad disciplines -- including agriculture, nutrition and engineering -- will spend two weeks hearing from lecturers, reviewing case studies and participating in field trips. The intent is to train the next generation of leaders who wi
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US Borlaug Fellows in Global Food SecurityThe U.S. Borlaug Fellows in Global Food Security fellowship grant program supports exceptional graduate students who are interested in developing a component of their graduate research in a developing country setting, in collaboration with a mentor from an International Agricultural Research Center or a national-level agriculture institution within the host country. Doubling Down on the Challenge of Feeding the World at Mid-Century December 15, 2011 
A commentary authored by Gebisa Ejeta and Joachim von Braun. The Next Generation: Confronting the Hunger Challenges of Tomorrow October 12-14, 2011
Gebisa Ejeta moderates the African Presidential Leadership Roundtable at the 2011 Borlaug Dialogue Save the date: Informal Institutions and Intractable Problems Workshop 
This international workshop (April 16-17, 2012) will seek new perspectives from the latest research on “informal institutions,” such as social and ethical norms, in shaping policy design, adoption, and implementation with a focus on three “intractable” problems in particular that have confounded policy makers for decades: food security, women’s rights, and climate change. For more information, foodsecurity@purdue.edu Purdue World Food Prize Laureates
Gebisa Ejeta The 2009 World Food Prize was awarded to Dr. Ejeta of Ethiopia, whose sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed have dramatically increased the production and availability of one of the world's five principal grains, enhancing the food supply of hundreds of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. 
Philip E. Nelson 2007 World Food Prize was awarded to Dr. Nelson for his innovative breakthrough technologies which have revolutionized the food industry, particularly in the area of large-scale storage and transportation of fresh fruit and vegetables using bulk aseptic food processing. The aseptic bulk processing and packaging technology pioneered by Nelson can be found in almost every country in the world. 
Food Security A journal for the science, sociology and economics of food production and access to food. Current Events
- 10MarDetails2014 US Borlaug Summer Institute Application Deadline
March 10 @ 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- 14MarDetailsPCGFS Student Innovation Grant Application Deadline
March 14 @ 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
- 14AprDetailsSpring 2014 US Borlaug Fellows Graduate Research Grant Application Deadline
April 14 - 11:59 PM
Contact
Gerald D. & Edna E. Mann Hall, Rm 105203 S. Martin Jischke Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2022
- foodsecurity@purdue.edu
- (765) 494-0827
Gebisa Ejeta
Director
gejeta@purdue.edu
Gary Burniske
Managing Director
grburniske@purdue.edu
Cristy Gosney
Program Coordinator
crgosney@purdue.edu
Angela Dillworth
Administrative Assistant
adillwor@purdue.edu
