. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise …

Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia, "Where Communism goes, hunger follows" was the slogan of … Malthusian famines, saving billions of lives, and jump-starting Asia's economic revival. Bono and Bill Gates hail it as a model … for revitalizing Africa's economy. But this tale of science triumphant conceals a half century of political struggle from …