Grain power Grain power January 10, 2010 “The next agricultural revolution will be driven by advances in plant genetics.” This was the reverberating message...Read More
Easing the plight of the hungry Easing the plight of the hungry April 24, 2009 In Bangladesh, hunger and poverty are part of the sad reality. Here, in one of the poorest...Read More
Hungry for knowledge Hungry for knowledge April 21, 2008 Travel from the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to the district of Rangpur in the country’s northwest takes...Read More
A balancing act A balancing act April 15, 2007 Population growth is the dominant determinant of the demand for staple food. World population has more than...Read More
Do rice prices affect malnutrition in the poor? Do rice prices affect malnutrition in the poor? July 13, 2006 At least 840 million people worldwide do not have enough food to meet their daily energy needs....Read More
Rice in Africa Rice in Africa January 22, 2006 Africa is labeled as a “poverty continent.” While respectable progress has been made in reducing poverty in...Read More
Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger January 18, 2004 Agricultural advances in the past 3 decades have made remarkable progress in providing affordable cereals to most...Read More
Fight poverty where it lives Fight poverty where it lives April 14, 2003 The most recent World Food Summit, in 1996, set the target of halving by 2015 the number...Read More