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You could argue that a more comprehensive, albeit wonky, word for farmer is “nutrient steward.” Unfortunately, most farmers are only compensated for their end products, like corn and cotton. In reality, however, farmers are stewarding the nutrient processes that result in these end products. So why shouldn’t they be compensated for these services?
A New Business Model for Farmers in the Nutrient EconomyNews
When 17-year-old Sona Traore represented the Child Protection Network of Liberia at a civil society event organized in conjunction with a three-day United Nations meeting in this capital city earlier this month, she knew she was not speaking for Liberian children alone.
Africa: Closing the Gap – Meet Aims to End Extreme PovertyNews
When economists, data scientists and medical professionals team up, the result is often remarkable innovation.
6 Innovations That Will Change HealthcareNews
When economists, data scientists and medical professionals team up, the result is often remarkable innovation.
6 Innovations that will change health careNews
What is the best way to estimate how many people suffer from tuberculosis, from the forests of Central Africa to the highlands of Peru?
Global Health Needs More StatisticsNews
The world has an "historic opportunity" to contain and end three of humanity's deadliest scourges by focusing on their "hot zones," according to Mark Dybul, the newly appointed director of the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.
An Optimistic Era for Global Infectious Disease ControlNews
The way U.N. Development Program Administrator Helen Clark sees the future, the fight against noncommunicable diseases can only be won by making sure it is on everyone’s agenda.
UNDP chief calls for ‘permanent’ focus on NCDsNews
Studying infectious diseases has long been primarily the domain of biologists. However, as part of the Ragon Institute, MIT engineers and physical scientists are joining immunologists and physicians in the battle against HIV, which currently infects 34 million people worldwide.
Researchers Work on Developing New HIV Vaccines
