Timothy A. Wise

Commentary: And the prize goes to … genetically modified foods

Politics

This year’s World Food Prize clearly supported genetically modified crops, but the conversation was one-sided.

US opposition to ambitious Indian program a ‘direct attack on the right to food’

Politics

Right to food wins ‘defensive battle’ in World Trade Organization deal

Politics

How beer explains 20 years of NAFTA’s devastating effects on Mexico

Politics

Why it’s dangerous to trust corporations to lead the fight against world hunger

Politics

Most African leaders not making promised investments in agriculture

Politics

Analysis: 10 years after committing to increase government spending on food production, only seven African countries have consistently met that pledge.

Malawi’s paradox: Filled with both corn and hunger

Politics

Analysis: Despite its lush landscapes and growing stalks of corn, more than 10 percent of the country’s 16 million people face severe food insecurity. But the right to food movement in Malawi has also been growing.

To end hunger, global policy can’t be ‘business as usual’

Politics

Analysis: As the UN leader on the right to food steps down, he urges policymakers to think about sustainability. Will a new model for food security arise?

Picking up the pieces from a failed land grab project in Tanzania

Conflict

As negotiations over responsible agricultural investment policy run through the summer, Tanzanian villagers fight for the return of 20,000 acres of land lost to a failed biofuel project.