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The CGIAR should establish a Global Bioeconomy Center

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Abstract The CGIAR should establish a bioeconomy center in the Global South. The bioeconomy uses biological resources to produce food, fuels, materials, and medicines. It can address climate change, preserve biodiversity, reduce pollution, and create rural income — but only where supply chains connect feedstock to markets. Traditional CGIAR centers specialize in growing crops; this […]

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The Origin of the Galbraith Award

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For more than two decades, the Galbraith Award and lecture have been a major feature of the summer meetings of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, or AAEA. At this event, a leading scholar, usually an economist, delivers a lecture presenting new ideas and methods and exploring their relevance to agricultural economists. The annual T.W.

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Between Berkeley, CA and College Station, TX

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For the past five years, I have traveled to Texas A&M in college Station to collaborate with the ag econ people there. I have served on dissertation committees, worked with devoted students, and published several papers with them. One, on climate change, is among the best papers I have produced in recent years. These visits have

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Empowerment, development and generosity-Remembering Uma Lele at Oxford

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Last week, I participated in a workshop sponsored by the International Association of Agricultural Economists at Oxford honoring the late Uma Lele. The workshop made me appreciate what a creative, dynamic, and consequential agricultural economist she was. It also gave me an opportunity to stay at Christ Church College, and think about universities, tradition, excellence,

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Remembering Eithan Hochman: Scholar, Mentor, Adventurer, and Friend

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Professor Eithan Hochman of the Hebrew University, a graduate of our department at Berkeley, a frequent visitor to Berkeley, and a collaborator and friend of many of us, passed away in Rehovot, Israel, at the age of 95. Eithan was an important part of my life for more than fifty years, and in many ways,

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Combining Knowledge with Fun in Ravello

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The emergence of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the mid-1990s raised major questions. What would their impact be on yields, costs, profitability, pesticide use, and the environment? Who would benefit from the technology, and who might lose? How should intellectual property rights be managed? What were the implications for international trade, and what role would

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