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There's Still Hope for Ending Hunger

USAID's Jim Barnhart joins Deep Dish to explain why there’s still hope for eradicating hunger within this generation.
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An unprecedented hunger crisis is looming as the world grapples with COVID-19, the global economic downturn, stark inequality, and fractured political relationships. But 10 years after the launch of the US government’s Feed the Future program, USAID’s Jim Barnhart joins Deep Dish to explain why there’s still hope for eradicating hunger within this generation.
 

About the Guests
Jim Barnhart
Assistant to the Administrator, USAID’s Bureau for Resilience & Food Security
Jim Barnhart is the assistant to the administrator for USAID's Bureau for Resilience and Food Security.
Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson is the Vice President of Studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He oversees the Council's research operations and hosts the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.