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Think Tanks
View links to research and commentaries by think tanks on issues related to international agriculture and food.
Brookings Institution
- Brookings Institution Web site
- Africa Growth Initiative Web site
- African Growth and Opportunity Act: A Case of Vanishing Benefits, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative, The Brookings Institution, July 30, 2009
- G8 Africa Action Plan: Enhance Strategies for Development, Mwangi S. Kimenyi, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative, The Brookings Institution, July 1, 2009
- U.S. Foreign Assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa: A Snapshot of Previous U.S. Priorities and Recommendations for the Obama Administration, Noam Unger, Project Director, U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform and Abigail Jones, Research Analyst, The Brookings Institution, November 2008
- Reinvesting in Agriculture to Reduce Poverty, Homi Kharas, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Wolfensohn Center for Development, The Brookings Institution, August 4, 2008
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Web site
- World Food Security and Investment in Agriculture, Hafez Ghanem, International Economic Bulletin, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, September 2009
- The Malawi Model, Josh Kurlantzick, Democracy, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Summer 2009
- The Food Price Crisis in the Arab Countries: Short Term Responses to a Lasting Challenge, Ibrahim Saif, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, June 2008
- Rising Food Prices, Poverty, and the Doha Round, Sandra Polaski, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, May 2008
Cato Institute
- Cato Institute Web site
- Crisis Averted? How Government Actions Keep Food Prices High, Sallie James, Free Trade Bulletin no. 35, Cato Institute, December 2008
- On Rice and Corn Laws, Steve H. Hanke, Cato Institute, May 2008
- Food Fight, Sallie James, Free Trade Bulletin no. 31, Cato Institute, January 2008
Center for American Progress
Center for Global Development
- Center for Global Development Web site
- Coping with Rising Food Prices: Policy Dilemmas in the Developing World, Nora Lustig, Center for Global Development, March 2009
- Thought for Food: The Challenges of Coping with Soaring Food Prices, Nora Lustig, Center for Global Development, November 2008
- Biofuels and the Food Price Crisis: A Survey of the Issues, Kimberly Elliott, Center for Global Development, August 2008
- Global Warming and Agriculture: New Country Estimates Show Developing Countries Face Declines in Agriculture Productivity, William Cline, Center for Global Development, September 2007
- Agriculture and the Doha Round, Kimberly Elliott, Center for Global Development, January 2007
Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Center for Strategic & International Studies Web site
- Task Force on Food Security Web site
- Global Water Futures Project Web site
- Agricultural Productivity in Changing Rural Worlds, Center for Strategic & International Studies, February 2010
- U.S. Agricultural Research in a Global Food Security Setting, Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 2010
- Water and Agriculture: Implications for Development and Growth, Center for Strategic & International Studies and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, November 2009
- Declaration on U.S. Policy and the Global Challenge of Water, Center for Strategic & International Studies, March 2009
- Global Water Futures: A Roadmap for Future U.S. Policy, Center for Strategic & International Studies, September 2008
- A Call for a Strategic U.S. Approach to the Global Food Crisis, Center for Strategic & International Studies, July 2008
Chatham House
- Chatham House Web site
- The Role of Agriculture in African Development Project Web site
- Economic Drivers of Conflict and Cooperation in the Horn of Africa, Roy Love, Chatham House, December 2009
- Deal or No Deal: The Outlook for Agricultural Land Investment in Africa, Chatham House, November 2009
- The Feeding of the Nine Billion: Global Food Security for the 21st Century, Alex Evans, Chatham House, January 2009
- Rising Food Prices: Drivers and Implications for Development, Alex Evans, Chatham House, April 2008
Council on Foreign Relations
- Council on Foreign Relations Web site
- Obama's Food Security Initiative in Africa, Interview with Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, August 2009
- Nourishing Afghanistan's Agricultural Sector, Backgrounder, Council on Foreign Relations, May 2009
- Food Failures and Futures, Laurie A. Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, May 2008
- African Agriculture, Backgrounder, Council on Foreign Relations, May 2008
Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
- Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa Web site
- Presentations and Resources from the Partnership's 2010 Conference: "Putting Principles into Action: a US-Africa Forum on Food Security in sub-Saharan Africa," February 24-25, 2010
- Supporting Africa’s Strategy for Reducing Rural Poverty: U.S. Agricultural Development Assistance 2005-2008, Michael R. Taylor with David Shiferaw, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, October 2009
- Improving the Effectiveness of US Assistance in Transforming the Food Security Outlook in Sub-Saharan Africa, Emmy Simmons and Julie Howard, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, October 2009
- Monetization of Food Aid: Reconsidering U.S. Policy and Practice, Emmy Simmons, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, June 2009
- From Commitment to Action: A Demand-Driven Approach to Improving Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, June 2009
- The 2008 Farm Bill: Implications for Food Aid, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, July 2008
- Beating Poverty by Investing in Africa's Infrastructure, Michael Taylor, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, October 2007
Resources for the Future
- Resources for the Future Web site
- Agriculture and the Food System: Adaptation to Climate Change, John M. Antle, Resources for the Future, June 2009
- Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Developing Countries, Adrian Muller, Resources for the Future, April 2009
- Trade, GMOs, and Environmental Risk: Are Policies Likely to Improve Welfare?, Håkan Eggert, Mads Greaker, Resources for the Future, August 2008
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