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Seeking ways to encourage college students to make healthy food choices.
Dr. James Simon and Dr. Ramu Govindasamy Presented Their Preliminary Results of Pohnpei and Yap Households Surveys to the Project Steering Committee
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On January 18, 2023, Dr. James Simon and Dr. Ramu Govindasamy presented their preliminary results of Pohnpei and Yap households surveys to the Project Steering Committee. The presentation tallied up the current situation of food security in Yap and Pohnpei, which is crucial to identify the starting point of the project and to set benchmarks […]
U.S. Embassy Kolonia Welcomed Scientists from Rutgers University
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As part of our deep and enduring partnership, the U.S. Embassy Kolonia welcomed scientists from Rutgers University who are currently conducting a baseline assessment in support of Green Climate Fund-resilient food security for farming households across the FSM. The United States has contributed one billion dollars to date to the Green Climate Fund.
Deer Damage and New Jersey Agriculture: Interim Report
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Most Americans are probably aware of the conflict between wildlife conservation and cattle or sheep ranching near places like Yellowstone National Park. In order to protect wolves or grizzlies within the park, livestock on nearby ranches are occasionally sacrificed to them. The images we see are grisly. When the commodity is a crop, however, and […]
The Green Revolution Is Over. Now What?
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When graduate students enter our class on International Agricultural Development in the fall, they have no idea of the enormous role that their two instructors play in U.S. policy making around this subject. Rutgers Distinguished Professor Carl Pray and Associate Research Professor Anwar Naseem, both of DAFRE, are responsible for evaluating the global food security […]
Research Professor Anwar Naseem Seeks to Make Global Agricultural Development More Balanced, Effective
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With about 10% of the world’s population considered to be undernourished, international agricultural development remains a top priority for economists and policy makers. Obviously, policies that target agricultural development should be effective. But why is it important that they be balanced? One answer to this question relates to the ends of agricultural development. An approach to […]
In the News: “Indian Farmers End Yearlong Protest After Government Retreat, Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2021”
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Most Americans are probably unaware that more than a year ago, farmers in India built a tent city on the outskirts of New Delhi. Their purpose was to protest an agricultural reform proposal introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The proposal was framed as an attempt to eliminate “middlemen” and increase the number and type […]
In the News: “Surging Fertilizer Costs Push Farmers to Shift Planting Plans, Raise Prices Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2021”
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DAFRE faculty may want to assign this article to students to illustrate what happens when the supply curve in an agricultural market shifts upward, driven by an increase in the cost of a variable input. The article identifies three causes for the recent increase in fertilizer prices: (1) the global shortage of natural gas, a […]
Professor Robin Brumfield Featured in the Lancaster Farming
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“International Floricultural Expert Teaches Women to Manage Business Risks.”
A Hopeful Note on the Corona Virus Economy
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by Paul D. Gottlieb, March 10, 2020 Opinions expressed in this piece are those of the author alone, and are not meant to reflect the opinions of DAFRE faculty or Rutgers University. The online media site Slate.com recently ran a headline that read, “You Should be Absolutely Terrified about the Economy.” VoxEU.org took a very different tone: […]