Enhanced Private Sector Involvement

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Ag Leaders Address Agricultural Development in Africa

Recently I had the opportunity to address the Corporate Council on Africa’s Agribusiness Working Group and highlight findings from the Global Harvest Initiative’s 2011 GAP Report™, a benchmark of the… Read more »

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Engaging the Private Sector in Agricultural Development

Former Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) Chairman of the Board, Dr. William Lesher, was a featured speaker at a Center For Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) roundtable discussion event on agricultural… Read more »

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A Changing Model for Foreign Aid

A recent Fortune Magazine article, “Foreign aid, capitalist style”, highlights the success of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) development model, whose founding principle is that economic growth is the best… Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: UN land degradation warning, plans to end global poverty, perception of Africa must change

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page.  UN Warns 25 pct of world land degraded but farm production… Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Tackling the food crisis; Investing in ag leaders; Africans will help feed billions

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. Investing in tomorrow’s agricultural leaders Agri-Pulse, November 2011 Stakeholders pledge $1… Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Ag Investment, Population Increase, Six Steps To Food Security

The articles below, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. Investing In Agriculture Will Lead To Economic Growth New Vision, November… Read more »

7 Billion and Counting – Notable Quotes on the Growing Global Population

Many public and private sector leaders around the world have commented on the United Nations’ recent announcement that the global population has reached seven billion people. Below is a sample… Read more »

GHI Articles of Interest: Progress in Africa, G20 & WTO discuss food security, 7 billion

These articles, along with featured studies, press releases, videos and more, are also posted on our Media & Resources page. WTO Ministerial Meeting To Tackle Food Security The Nation, November 7, 2011… Read more »

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IBM Joins Global Harvest initiative

Company brings technology expertise to help advance group’s mission of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity to address hunger, food security   The Global Harvest Initiative (GHI) has announced that IBM has joined as… Read more »

Global Population Hits 7 Billion, Raising Urgency of Addressing Hunger and Food Security

With the global population now at seven billion, the urgency of addressing global hunger and food security is greater than ever. In response to the new population statistics released today… Read more »