Mariela Poveda, a student at California Polytechnic State University, discusses her role as an emerging scientist in agricultural research. She highlights the need to apply technology and research to food production in developing countries to achieve greater food security.
Interview with 2013 Next Generation Student Mariela Poveda
About
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Blogroll
1,000 Days Blog, 1,000 Days
Africa Can End Poverty, World Bank
Agrilinks Blog
Bread Blog, Bread for the World
Can We Feed the World Blog, Agriculture for Impact
Concern Blogs, Concern Worldwide
Institute Insights, Bread for the World Institute
End Poverty in South Asia, World Bank
Global Development Blog, Center for Global Development
The Global Food Banking Network
Harvest 2050, Global Harvest Initiative
The Hunger and Undernutrition Blog, Humanitas Global Development
International Food Policy Research Institute News, IFPRI
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Blog, CIMMYT
ONE Blog, ONE Campaign
One Acre Fund Blog, One Acre Fund
Overseas Development Institute Blog, Overseas Development Institute
Oxfam America Blog, Oxfam America
Preventing Postharvest Loss, ADM Institute
Sense & Sustainability Blog, Sense & Sustainability
WFP USA Blog, World Food Program USA
Archive
Interview with Ren Wang: Empowering Smallholder Farmers
Ren Wang, assistant director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, explains why we must support smallholder farmers through knowledge, market access, and technology in order to achieve global food security.
Roger Thurow - Outrage and Inspire - Nelson Mandela: Tolerance in an intolerant time
What will he say? What will Nelson Mandela say after 27 years in prison?
Video Notes - Ruth K. Oniang'o on the importance of empowering women farmers
Ruth K. Oniang'o, Founder and Editor-in-chief of the African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, as well as the Founder and CEO of Rural Outreach Africa, addresses gender mainstreaming in agriculture and how empowering women farmers can improve nutrition and health.
Photo of the Week
A farmer in Rwanda shells her maize after harvesting.
Roger Thurow - Outrage and Inspire - The Dreams of New Mothers
In the rural Indian village of Barjor Khera, Seema Kumar cradled her two month old daughter, Deepansi, in her arms. It was a time to dream of the future.
In a World Full of Holiday Excess, Let’s Stand Up and Combat Food Waste
The holidays are all about excess. Overpriced gifts, overbooked schedules, and—of course—too much food.
Interview with Barbara Schaal
Professor Barbara Schaal discusses the importance of investing in agriculture research to meet the demands of the future.
Commentary - Minimizing postharvest losses among smallholder tomato farmers in Ghana
Postharvest losses in Ghana are not just an agricultural marketing problem; they are a matter of life and death.
Commentary - Kennedy's wit and humor: A legacy for political leadership
John F. Kennedy will be remembered for many things. The lives he touched and the people of all backgrounds he brought together during his tenure in the White House leaves a legacy that will be emulated for ages.
Commentary - Putting Food and Farming on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
While the climate talks in Warsaw continue to sideline the world’s one billion farmers from the policy discussions, another UN process – the post-2015 development agenda – offers another opportunity for the agricultural sector to contribute to the future sustainable development challenges ahead of us.
Photo of the Week
A farmer in Gitwa, Rwanda, reads a training at one of the input delivery sites.
Video Interview with Catherine Bertini on Nutrition and Girl's Education
The Chicago Council Senior Fellow and former Executive Director of the UN World Food Program Catherine Bertini discusses how gender relates to agriculture, the role of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life, and the importance of US investment in agriculture development.
Commentary - Investing in Rural Women: Closing the Gender Gap in African Agriculture
Rural women constitute 50 percent of the agricultural labor force in Africa; they are responsible for 80 percent of the food production and 50 percent of the agricultural output.
Video Interview with Secretary Dan Glickman
Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and Chicago Council on Global Affairs Global Agricultural Development Initiative Co-Chair Dan Glickman addresses the importance of agricultural education, the effects of climate change on agriculture, and the need to fund agricultural research.
Commentary - School meals can do more than just feed children
Each year on 16 October World Food Day aims to increase understanding of problems and solutions in the drive to end hunger, malnutrition and poverty.