Publications

Norman Borlaug Centennial Q&A with Margaret Catley-Carlson

In order to shine a spotlight on the amazing agricultural work being done today, and in honor of the Borlaug Centennial year, The World Food Prize invited 2014 Borlaug Dialogue speakers and experts from around the globe to respond to questions regarding their work, their goals and their inspiration.

Improving Native Bee Abundance for Sustainability

The health of pollinators and honey bees has garnered increasing attention recently, with discussions around the causes of and remedies for issues such as Colony Collapse Disorder.

Critical Factors to Meet the Greatest Challenge in Human History

This week, close to two thousand leaders from across the United States and the globe came together in Des Moines, Iowa to debate, discuss, learn and forge solutions to feed the world.

New Deficit Numbers in Perspective

In this week of financial market turmoil, there was a notable bit of good news: the US federal budget deficit shrank to 2.8 percent of GDP, its lowest level since 2007. 

Norman Borlaug Centennial Q&A with Ndidi Nwuneli

In order to shine a spotlight on the amazing agricultural work being done today, and in honor of the Borlaug Centennial year, The World Food Prize invited 2014 Borlaug Dialogue speakers and experts from around the globe to respond to questions regarding their work, their goals and their inspiration.

The Wild Popularity of Trade Deals and Republicans as Potential New Doves

Two recent articles that we wanted to draw to your attention based on the new Chicago Council Survey results.

Norman Borlaug Centennial Q&A with Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram

In order to shine a spotlight on the amazing agricultural work being done today, and in honor of the Borlaug Centennial year, The World Food Prize invited 2014 Borlaug Dialogue speakers and experts from around the globe to respond to questions regarding their work, their goals and their inspiration.

External Commentary

Former Pentagon Official, Visiting Scholar Discuss Middle East Policy

Americans Expecting a Power Shift in Energy Supply in Next Ten Years

A global energy revolution is underway, driven in part by new technologies to unlock untapped resources and drive energy efficiency.

The Last Hunger Season, Part 8 – Zipporah’s Miracle Harvest

When I first met Zipporah Biketi in western Kenya while reporting The Last Hunger Season book, she and her husband and four children were living in a small mud hut with a thatched roof that leaked in the rain.