Publications

External Commentary

Un 'Salvavidas Demográfico'

Roger Thurow- Nutritious Crops for Healthier Mothers & Children

Fortifying diets with minerals and vitamins is an important front in the fight against malnutrition, particularly in the critical 1,000 day period during a woman’s pregnancy through the second birthday of her child.

Nutritious Crops for Healthier Mothers & Children- Part III

Agriculture and nutrition would seem to be a natural pairing. But for so long, there was a wide gap between the two. In development jargon, they were isolated in separate “silos.”

Nutritious Crops for Healthier Mothers & Children- Part II

At a village gathering in rural northern Uganda, Molly Ekwang walked her 15-month-old son to a spot under a shade tree where Howarth Bouis, the head of HarvestPlus, was sitting. The little boy climbed up on his lap.

External Commentary

Assessing US Involvement in Iraq

External Commentary

Either the US Defeats ISIS, or Iran Does

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance sustainable and nutritious food security globally.

Nutritious Crops for Healthier Mothers & Children- Part I

Fortifying diets with minerals and vitamins is an important front in the fight against malnutrition, particularly in the critical 1,000 day period during a woman’s pregnancy through the second birthday of her child.

Informed Public Policy Measures to Address Climate Change Impacts

In discussions of climate change and its impact on agricultural production and food security, some have suggested that climate change may have certain benefits to some producers in particular regions.

 

Roger Thurow Reports on the 1,000 Days

Good nutrition is vital in the 1,000 Days, the time from when a woman becomes pregnant to the second birthday of her child.