Investments in agricultural research and extension have consistently demonstrated high rates of return in Asia and the Pacific. However, the recent global food crisis exposed the vulnerability of food supply systems and reversed many past achievements in the fight against hunger and...

Asia's economic rise has changed the world economy - and will continue to do so in the future as well. George Magnus in his policy brief claims that no one should doubt that Asia now is part of shaping world trade, capital markets, commodities and consumer markets. But there may also be a...