Publications

Commentary- Using Science to Drive Adoption of New Technologies

In many ways, we’re experiencing a new golden era for agriculture and food security. 

A Grab Bag of Good Reading

Once upon a recent time, most of what we read appeared in our local newspapers, or maybe the Time magazine we bought at the corner drugstore.

Video: Could climate change lead to more wars?

Retired Navy Rear Admiral David Titley, who is a professor of meteorology at Penn State University, joins Consider This host Antonio Mora to discuss how climate change could increase global instability and conflicts.

Food Wastage Footprint Video from Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization says 30 percent of global food production is lost or wasted along the value chain every year.

Photo of the Week

One Acre Fund farmer Elias Ndinduyubwo of Kagabiro, Rwanda, shows off maize he has harvested with his family.

External Commentary

What’s Showing in Middle East Theaters This Week

Video: Zero poverty. Think again

A new paper by the Overseas Development Institute reviews what is known about the impacts of climate change on eight development goal areas, and shows that it is essential for climate change to be addressed in order not to compromise development efforts.

For College Grads, It's a Cold World Out There

My wife arrived at our apartment building at the same time as a young man delivering groceries from a local supermarket. She held the door for him. He thanked her and smiled sourly, almost apologizing for his state in life. “Not much for a college degree, is it?” he said.

External Commentary

Crisis of Advanced Economies with Jean-Claude Trichet

The 2014 QDDR: Driving a Smarter, More Effective Approach to Development and Diplomacy

Four years ago, the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) offered a sweeping assessment of how the U.S. State Department and USAID could become more efficient, accountable, and effective in a changing world.