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Peter Jennings, the International Rice Research Institute’s first rice breeder (1961-67), with a long career in Latin America after his work in Asia, kicks off this historic series with a singular wit. He played a major role in the development of IR8, the rice variety that would ultimately change the face...

MR. KIM is the administrator of Korea’s Rural Development Administration The Rural Development Administration (RDA), which celebrated its 100th anniversary...

In August 2003, the government of Japan revised its Official Development Assistance (ODA) Charter for the first time in 11 years. Since then, Japan has...

In April 2005, the government of Canada launched an integrated International Policy Statement (IPS) in an attempt to bring together the various components...

The driving policy and guiding principles of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) aim to help partner countries overcome endemic poverty...

The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) contributes to the Australian Government’s Official Development Assistance program...

A GROUP OF RICE FARMERS, led by rural development expert Jan Orsini (hidden), raises an incongruous but rousing Thai victory chant in Comilla, Bangladesh....

The Rockefeller Foundation focuses on achieving lasting improvements in the lives and livelihoods of poor people by working with them to ensure that they...

The Asian Development Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty and improving people’s welfare. The 63-member ADB pursues these goals with diverse operations...

The United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID) is the government department responsible for promoting sustainable development...