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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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The goal of “zero hunger” faces “hidden” challenges (China Science Daily)

October 14, 2019


China Science Daily’s article on ending hunger addressed a variety of challenges. Director General Shenggen Fan stated the causes of the increase in hunger are complex, but regional conflicts and climate change are the main drivers, and multiple burdens of malnutrition play large roles as well. Fan believes a global concerted effort to transform food systems is necessary to promote a healthy diet.

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