, governments in Asia and the broader international community announced large aid programs. The resulting assistance effort was one … countries in Asia. Other lessons include the need for better cooperation between the international community and local and …

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 … people eat and grow food. The ambition to lead Asia into an age of plenty grew alongside development theories that targeted …