Haroon's devlog
Occasional news and views on international development
Friday, February 24, 2012
A life on hold
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Omar is a 17 year old Somali living in a refugee camp in Tunisia. A short film by Nick Francis and Marc Silver.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Raj Patel: abolish the food industry
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An excellent, provocative piece by Raj Patel in February's The Atlantic makes a clarion call: abolish the food industry. Abolish the Fo...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
eight ways Monsanto fails at sustainable agriculture
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From the Union of Concerned Scientists in the United States, an excellent introduction to the failures of industrial agriculture by way of M...
CPI (M) in crisis
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An excellent assessment of the Draft Political Resolution of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), which highlights the extent to which it...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
the epistle of Gates and the gospel of agricultural innovation
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This is an interesting analysis by Justin Sandefur of the Center for Global Development in Washington. I don't agree with all of it, bu...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Ghana’s advantage: an agriculture board?
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Last week I gave an interview to MacLeans.ca on the prospects for cocoa in Ghana. Here is the article: Ghana’s advantage: An agriculture boa...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
recent activities, fall 2011
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The 2011 - 2012 academic session is now upon us. This year I will only be teaching our first year introduction to international development...
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