Publications

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.

The Dreams of New Mothers

The dreams of new mothers are similar all around the world.  Some of the details may vary at the edges, but at the center is a good education.

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. 

Guest Commentary: Japan’s Agriculture and the TPP

Yutaka Harada, an expert at the Tokyo Foundation and Waseda University, summarizes his view of why Japan needs the TPP.

External Commentary

Welcome to the Middle East Corner

External Commentary

The Good News Out of Yemen

External Commentary

US Afghan Security Agreement (Arabic)

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.

A Meeting of the Minds in Chicago

Can major research universities use the immense resources at their command – the storehouses of data, the research techniques, the expertise in analyzing problems, mostly their sheer brainpower – to help solve the problems of the great cities where many of them reside? It seems obvious that the answer is yes, but for many universities, this leap from theory to practice remains a step too far.

Borderline Identity Issues in North America, But Strong Support for Trade

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was in Mexico City last week,  where he and Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera signed an economic agreement  that aims to increase tourism, foreign investment and exports, and to facilitate university partnerships.