Above: Rhiley Allbee, 10th Class Leland Fellow. I grew up in a small rural community surrounded by the Manistee National Forest in Michigan. It was here that I first developed my love for the natural environment, and also here that I … Read more
Poor Diets are Not Just an “Education Problem”: The Role of Food Environment Studies in Creating Sustainable Behavior Change
Marisa Nowicki works with The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Nairobi, Kenya. The Alliance generates evidence and mainstreams innovations to create food systems that sustain the planet, drive prosperity, and nourish people. Marisa is part of the Food … Read more
Keeping the Yam Intact: Land Justice & Cocoa in Côte d’Ivoire
Since winning its independence from France in 1960, Côte d’Ivoire has built a reputation as one of West Africa’s economic success stories through its thriving exports of cocoa and other tropical commodities. The massive expansion of cocoa and other cash … Read more
What Happens When Nowhere is Safe?
(Above: departure terminal at Félix Houphouët-Boigny Airport in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire; photo CC BY-SA Pascal Giegner) With the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic on March 11, development and humanitarian organizations had to decide quickly whether to repatriate international staff. These … Read more
Collecting Essential Data in Myanmar: Michael Wang
(Above: Leland Hunger Fellow Michael Wang (middle) and a colleague from the IFPRI Myanmar team posing with a woman who manages a pesticide retail shop in Sagaing Region, Myanmar. Decision-making on household enterprises is a key part of Michael’s research … Read more