Podcast appearances and mentions of Roger Thurow

Summary Award-winning journalist Roger Thurow reveals how conventional farming practices are simultaneously depleting resources and failing millions of farmers worldwide. His investigation finds that many receiving food aid are actually food producers, highlighting a fundamental flaw in global agricultural systems. Drawing from field research across multiple continents, Thurow highlights promising indigenous and regenerative farming approaches that could transform global food systems while addressing climate challenges. Chapters 00:00 The Collision of Nourishment and Planetary Health 02:30 The Journey into Agriculture and Food Security 05:42 Unintended Consequences of Agricultural Practices 10:25 Lessons from Farmers: Regret and Resilience 14:26 The Debate: Regenerative vs. Modern Agriculture 20:08 Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation in Agriculture 25:15 The Role of Farmers in Global Agriculture 27:54 The Importance of Listening to Farmers Want to stay updated on the latest news in global development? Subscribe to Devex's Newswire: https://www.devex.com/newsletters/newswire

In this episode of Walk Talk Listen, journalist and author Roger Thurow shares his decades-long commitment to addressing global hunger and malnutrition. With 30 years at The Wall Street Journal, including 20 years as a foreign correspondent in Europe and Africa, Thurow has consistently spotlighted issues of poverty, food insecurity, and the systemic injustices that perpetuate them. He reflects on his body of work, including The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children – And the World, and his most recent book, Against the Grain: A Deep Dive into Global Hunger. Through these works, Thurow examines how hunger persists in a world of plenty and highlights stories of resilience, innovation, and hope.   The conversation explores Thurow's idea of hunger as a “disease of the soul,” framing it not just as a humanitarian crisis but as a moral failing in societies with the resources to prevent it. Drawing from his extensive reporting in Africa and beyond, Thurow discusses the power of storytelling in mobilizing action and shifting narratives around hunger and poverty. He emphasizes the critical role of smallholder farmers, the importance of nutrition in the first 1,000 days of a child's life, and the broader social consequences of malnutrition. Thurow also speaks about the urgent need for what he calls the “clamor”—the collective outrage and demand for change that has historically fueled social movements. Without this global outcry, he warns, hunger risks remaining an invisible crisis, and those most affected will continue to suffer in silence. His call to action is clear: to raise voices loud enough to shatter complacency and ignite meaningful, lasting change.   Listener Engagement: Discover more about Roger via his LinkedIn profile and Instagram. Share your thoughts on this episode via walktalklisten. Your feedback is invaluable to us. Explore the songs selected by Roger and other guests on our #walktalklisten playlist here. Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast and Maurice by liking and following Maurice on Blue Sky, Facebook and Instagram. Visit our website at 100mile.org for more episodes and information about our initiatives. Check out the special WTL series "Enough for All," featuring Church World Service (CWS) and the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

Dani kicks off a new year of Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg by sitting down with Kim Severson, an award-winning national food correspondent for the New York Times, to talk about what to expect for food and agriculture systems in 2025. They discuss what's happening to portion sizes in restaurants as GLP-1s like Ozempic become more popular; how the changing political landscape in the U.S. may impact everything from agricultural research to the future of journalism; and the foods and flavors that Severson expects to see more of, including why 2025 is the year of sauce. Plus, a few of Food Talk's guests from 2024 return to the podcast to share their hopes for food and agriculture systems in the new year. Hear from Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage, Edie Mukiibi of Slow Food International, author and journalist Roger Thurow, Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson of the University of Arizona, Anna Lappé of the Global Alliance for the Future of Food, and Regina Harmon of Food Recovery Network. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Policy Dialogue/Series/Special Event Against the grain: Could farmers feed the world and heal the planet? Co-organized by IFPRI and The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions Virtual Event August 27, 2024 Humanity relies on agriculture to provide nourishment, yet there is an urgent need to reduce the agricultural sector's environmental footprint. Meeting these two goals is crucial for both people and the planet to thrive. Please join us for a conversation featuring Roger Thurow, award-winning author and journalist, whose recently released book argues it is possible for farmers to meet these two critical objectives. This seminar will discuss the importance of heeding the wisdom and experiences of the world's smallholder, Indigenous, and family farmers, who are facing the effects of climate change and environmental degradation firsthand as they endeavor to earn a living and feed their families and communities. Perspectives from farmers will highlight how the practices of agroforestry, agroecology, and regenerative agriculture can provide food to nourish humanity while also protecting the environment. The seminar will also discuss how science and research, including the work of CGIAR, and investment and financing has contributed to enhancing the work of these farmers and transforming food systems for people and the planet. Welcome Remarks Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Speakers Roger Thurow, Award-winning author and journalist; Former Senior Fellow, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs Jackson Kinyanjui Koimbori, Senior Circular Economy and Climate Change Coordinator, Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) Wei Zhang, Senior Research Fellow, Natural Resources and Resilience Unit, IFPRI; Co-lead of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems (Mitigate+) Evalyne Okoth, Farmer, The CGIAR Initiative on Nature-Positive Solutions, Nyando, Kenya Jonathan Mockshell, Senior Agricultural Economist, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT Closing Remarks Carlo Fadda, Director, Agrobiodiversity, Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT; Lead, Nature-Positive Solutions Research Initiative Moderator Charlotte Hebebrand, Director of Communications and Public Affairs, IFPRI Links: Purchase the book:https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-Farmers-Transforming-Agriculture/dp/1572843403 More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/against-the-grain-could-farmers-feed-the-world-and-heal-the-planet/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

On “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” author and journalist Roger Thurow talks about his new book Against the Grain: How Farmers Around the Globe Are Transforming Agriculture to Nourish the World and Heal the Planet. During the conversation, they discuss the link between the environmental and hunger crises, how farmers around the world are turning to practices that heal the soil and restore biodiversity, and becoming comfortable with new relationships that will put the Earth back in balance. While you're listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

Former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, Roger Thurow, explains how farmers around the globe are transforming agriculture. Then, New York Times bestselling author, Amy Stewart, pens a tribute to a group of nature lovers making their lives, and the world, more beautiful one tree at a time in her book, “The Tree Collectors.”

Nearly one in every four children worldwide is affected by malnutrition. Roger Thurow, senior fellow and author of The First 1,000 Days, joins Deep Dish to explore the impact of good nutrition for mothers and children. He provides ten-year updates on the communities in India, Uganda, and Guatemala featured in his book, explores the importance of good nutrition on growth and development, and considers the vital question: what might a child have accomplished for all of us were they not malnourished and stunted in their first 1,000 days?   This episode is brought to you by the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America.   Reading List: Beating the Odds: The Mothers and Children of the 1,000 Days Movement, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Roger Thurow, March 9, 2023  The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—And the World, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Roger Thurow, May 3, 2016  Lost Chance at Greatness: Hagirso's Interactive Story, Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Roger Thurow  Student Voices Call for Culturally Appropriate Food in Schools, Agri-pulse Communications, Roger Thurow, September 21, 2022 

In the second of our episodes featuring writer Roger Thurow, we hear about what inspired his most recent book, 'The First 1000 Days'. What exactly is this crucial period of life - and what is its impact on the rest of a child's life?Malnutrition is a terrible burden to bear, but as Thurow warns, it ultimately affects us all. Further reading and listening:Roger Thurow | The Chicago Council on Global AffairsListen to our podcast featuring child nutrition expert Lora Iannotti from Season 2 of The Boma hereScript written by David Aronson

Roger Thurow is a senior fellow for global agriculture and food policy for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He writes about many of the same issues that animate the work at the International Livestock Research Institute - nutrition, development, hunger, and aid for subsistence farmers. As a writer, Thurow conveys what the lives of the poor are like in vivid, granular detail. We hear from him about what inspired him to focus on these issues - and how he has seen the lives of smallholder farmers change for the better.Further readingRoger Thurow | The Chicago Council on Global AffairsOne Acre Fund

Roger Thurow joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on global food and agriculture in January 2010 after three decades at The Wall Street Journal. For 20 years, he was a Journal foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. In 2003, he and Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Their reporting on humanitarian and development issues was also honored by the United Nations. Thurow and Kilman are authors of the book ENOUGH: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. In 2009, they were awarded Action Against Hunger's Humanitarian Award. Thurow is also the author of The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, and his most recent book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World.Interactive slideshow featuring Hagirso, the young Ethiopian we've been visiting since the famine of 2003 https://ccga.ccgclients.com/hagirso/ ... illustrating the lifelong impact of childhood malnutrition.Link to a short video introducing The First 1,000 Days book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvS6ijzgfgMHere is The First 1,000 Days and Beyond website where we continue to follow some of the moms and children in The First 1,000 Days book http://thurow1000days.org/rogerthurow@gmail.comIntro music: High Life Richard SmithsonCheck out other amazing Savvy guests at: savvybroadcasting.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Schmooze, What They Should Teach at Harvard Business School with Cody Lowry Cody Lowry has been a successful marketer for thirty years, building a multi-million dollar ad agency from scratch. How did he overcome his past to achieve such success? He took on life with a unique perspective, executing bold ideas, making others laugh, and being ever mindful of the little guy. myschmooze@gmail.com The Economic Social Impact of Childhood Hunger on Society with Roger Thurow Roger Thurow joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow on global food and agriculture in January 2010 after three decades at The Wall Street Journal. For 20 years, he was a Journal foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. He's the author of "The First 1,000 Days" and "Beyond" www.thurow1000days.org Why We Should be Concerned with the Current State of Christianity with Pastor Ed Malone Ed Malone has been serving as a pastor for forty-eight years. Along with being a pastor, he enjoys raising Black Angus cattle, carpentry, and writing. Author of three Christian books. We also discuss Ed's latest book: “Three Simple Words” and the current state of Christianity in the United States. www.christscommunity.com and http://www.edmalone.org

In this series I am speaking with Dr. Kate Thornton, Director of Global Education in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University and the Director of Research and Academic Initiatives for the Hunger Solutions Institute, as well as renowned author and journalist Roger Thurow, who is well known for his work covering global affairs for The Wall Street Journal and for being a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the series that he copenned on famine in Africa. Contact our speakers through email: Dr. Kate Thornton - brockmk@auburn.edu Roger Thurow - rthurow@thechicagocouncil.org Links to find Roger Thurow's three books on Amazon: Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change The First 1,000 Days Links to films suggest by Roger Thurow and Dr. Kate Thornton during this episode: Hunger In America (1968) A Place at the Table For more information on Auburn University's Hunger Solutions Institute Additionally, more information can be found on the amazing Kirchner Food Fellowship website If you are food insecure or need help finding food resources use the following: Dial 2-1-1 for essential community services. Through this calling center you can be connected to local resources such as food or clothing banks, shelters, rent or utility assistance, as well as work support, access to services in non-english languages, support for older Americans and people with disabilities, children, youth, and family support, and suicide prevention services. Alabama County Food Guide website Also make sure to follow the podcast's Instagram page, @actual_ag! DM us there any questions you may want to have answered in a future episode. If you want, leave me a voice message with your questions about agriculture and they might just be included in an episode!

In this series I am speaking with Dr. Kate Thornton, Director of Global Education in the College of Human Sciences at Auburn University and the Director of Research and Academic Initiatives for the Hunger Solutions Institute, as well as renowned author and journalist Roger Thurow, who is well known for his work covering global affairs for The Wall Street Journal and for being a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for the series that he copenned on famine in Africa. For more information on Auburn University's Hunger Solutions Institute Additionally, more information can be found on the amazing Kirchner Food Fellowship website that Dr. Thornton spoke about Also make sure to follow the podcast's Instagram page, @actual_ag! DM us there any questions you may want to have answered in a future episode. If you want, leave me a voice message with your questions about agriculture and they might just be included in an episode!

On today’s episode, Nicolette and Eric discuss how he nearly lost his eyesight because of type 2 diabetes. Instead of googling ‘how to live with diabetes’ as recommended by doctors, Eric instead did a Google search: ‘how to reverse Diabetes’. This launched Eric into a whole food plant-based journey and he successfully reversed his diabetes completely. Eric is now working with schools and other community groups throughout Brooklyn to support them in learning about plant-based wholefoods as medicine. Tune in now to hear more about the incredible work that Eric is doing to heal the American diet and lifestyle. And definitely pick up a copy of Eric’s book, Healthy At Last: A Plant-Based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses Eric Adams is the Brooklyn Borough President and on his own, figured out the formula to reverse his diabetes. Since then, he’s been redesigning communities and setting up systems to support his greater community in tackling the chronic disease epidemic in New York. Eric graduated at the top of his class from the New York City Police Academy.  After serving with the New York City Transit Police Department, he transferred to the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and retired with the rank of Captain after a 22-year law enforcement career. His next foray into public service came when he was elected to the first of four terms in the New York State Senate in 2006. From this position, he represented a diverse range of neighborhoods across Brooklyn. In 2013, Brooklynites elected Eric as the first person of color to serve as their Borough President where he is currently serving his second term as Brooklyn’s Chief Executive. Find Eric Adams at: Facebook: @healthyatlastbk Instagram: @healthyatlastbk Twitter: @healthyatlastbk Discussed on the PODCAST: Book – Eric Adams, Healthy at Last - https://www.amazon.ca/Healthy-Last-Plant-Based-Preventing-Reversing/dp/1401960561 Dr Caldwell B. Esselstyn - www.dresselstyn.com Dr Neal Bernard - www.wholefoodplantbaseddiet.com Dr Michael Greger – www.Nutriionalfacts.org Bellevue Hospital Plant-Based Lifestyle Medicine Program – Dr McMacken - https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/bellevue/health-care-services/plant-based-lifestyle-medicine-program/ Book – The First 1000 days, Roger Thurow – https://www.amazon.ca/First-000-Days-Crucial-Children/dp/1610395859 If you are currently battling a Chronic Degenerative Disease, Nicolette is doing one on one consultations again. Go to www.nicolettericher.com to set up an appointment today! Our 22M Bike tour is still happening once the world returns to its new normal. Find out more about and support our 22 Million Campaign here - http://www.richerhealth.ca/ Want to improve your health… Click here to access our FREE resources so you can live your best life! https://nicolettericher.com/free-stuff Find out ways you can work with Nicolette to improve your health here: https://nicolettericher.com/work-with-me Join Nicolette at one of her retreats https://richerhealthretreatcentre.com/ Find out more about our non-profit society Sea to Sky Thrivers - https://seatoskythrivers.com/ Want to know more about Nicolette’s Green Moustache Café’s https://www.greenmoustache.com/ Sign up for the Eat Real to Heal Online Course - https://nicolettericher.com/eat-real-to-heal Buy the Eat Real to Heal Book here: https://www.amazon.ca/Eat-Real-Heal-Medicine-Arthritis/dp/163353782X/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1567629190&sr=8-1

Dr. Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist who specialized in wheat breeding. Known as the Father of the Green Revolution, he helped other hunger fighters save hundreds of thousands of lives in Mexico, India, Pakistan, and other countries throughout his long and varied career. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and founded the World Food Prize to celebrate other food fighters worldwide. This episode we speak with his granddaughter and colleague Julie Borlaug and fellow colleagues Dr. Ronnie Coffman and Dr. Ed Runge to discuss the “Man who Fed the World.” Listen to learn: What are the three major improvements Dr. Borlaug contributed to wheat breeding What role sports played in Dr. Borlaug’s life What was the Green Revolution What obstacles still remain in the realm of hunger fighting If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Julie, you can find her here: julie@inari.com https://twitter.com/JulieBorlaug https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-borlaug-3b7b6710/ If you would like to reach out to Ronnie, you can find him here: wrc2@cornell.edu If you would like to reach out to Ed, you can find him here: e-runge@tamu.edu Resources CEU Quiz: https://www.certifiedcropadviser.org/education/classroom/classes/873 Leon Hesser’s book, The Man Who Fed the World: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/man-who-fed-the-world-leon-hesser/1100451132 Roger Thurow’s book, The Last Hunger Season: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-last-hunger-season-roger-thurow/1110792507 Roger Thurow’s book, Enough: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/enough-roger-thurow/1116903601?ean=9781586488185 Noel Veitmeyer’s book, Our Daily Bread: https://www.amazon.com/Daily-Bread-Essential-Norman-Borlaug/dp/0578095556 Charles C. Mann’s book, The Wizard and The Prophet: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wizard-and-the-prophet-charles-c-mann/1126242716?ean=9780345802842 PBS Special, The Man Who Tried to Feed the World: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/man-who-tried-to-feed-the-world/ Norman Borlaug Heritage Foundation: https://www.normanborlaug.org/ Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture: https://borlaug.tamu.edu/ Borlaug Global Rust Initiative: https://www.globalrust.org/ Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Twitter: @globalrust, https://twitter.com/globalrust Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Facebook: @globalrust: https://www.facebook.com/globalrust World Food Prize: https://www.worldfoodprize.org/ The Rockefeller Foundation: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/ University of Minnesota: https://twin-cities.umn.edu/ Texas A&M University: https://www.tamu.edu/ Cornell Global Development Department Twitter: @CornellGlobal, https://twitter.com/CornellGlobal Cornell Global Development Department Facebook: @CornellGlobal, https://www.facebook.com/CornellGlobalDevelopment/ Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: https://cals.cornell.edu/ Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Twitter: @CornellCALS, https://twitter.com/CornellCALS Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Facebook: @CornellCALS, https://www.facebook.com/CornellCALS Cornell University: https://www.cornell.edu/ Cornell University Twitter: @Cornell, https://twitter.com/Cornell Cornell University Facebook: @Cornell, https://www.facebook.com/Cornell Iowa State University: https://www.iastate.edu/ CIMMYT: https://www.cimmyt.org/ USDA: https://www.usda.gov/ Alliance for Science: https://allianceforscience.cornell.edu/ Global Youth Institute: https://www.worldfoodprize.org/en/youth_programs/global_youth_institute/ World Food Program: https://www.wfpusa.org/  World Food Programme: https://www.wfp.org/   Peace Corps: https://www.peacecorps.gov/ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: https://www.gatesfoundation.org/ Alliance to End Hunger: https://alliancetoendhunger.org/ Sponsored by Gasmet Technologies. Gasmet Technologies range of portable analyzers are used for environmental research measuring CO2, CH4, N2O, NH3 & H2O gas fluxes simultaneously at sub-ppm levels. Check out www.gasmet.com for more information and to request a quotation. Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

Today on “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg,” Dani interviews Dr. Maureen Miruka, Director for Gender, Youth & Livelihoods at CARE USA and Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Dani and Dr. Miruka discuss women and agriculture and how CARE is invested in programs that empower women. Then, Dani and Roger talk about the breakdown of the United States’ food chain and why global food security persists amid an abundance of food in the U.S. While you’re listening, subscribe, rate, and review the show; it would mean the world to us to have your feedback. You can listen to “Food Talk with Dani Nierenberg” wherever you consume your podcasts.

In this episode, we talk about Costa Rican food policy, ousted vegans on Instagram, and complex computer simulations exploring the benefits healthy-food subsidies in the US. In Washington DC, Khris chats with special guest, Chicago Council Senior Fellow, Roger Thurow; writer, journalist, podcaster, and global nutrition advocate. You’ll hear Roger’s take on everything from global development to his mother’s German potato salad. Grocery Bag: Computer simulations: fresh fruits and vegetable subsidies in the U.S. https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002761 Rawvana, famous vegan lifestyle coach, caught eating fish https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tanyachen/famous-vegan-youtuber-rawvana-allegedly-caught-eating-fish Costa Rican food tax https://www.costaricantimes.com/food-items-about-to-get-more-expensive-in-costa-rica/65823 Roger Thurow Interview: Roger’s bio: https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/expert/roger-thurow Outrage and Inspire: a podcast by Roger Thurow https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/blog/outrage-and-inspire/outrage-and-inspire-roger-thurow-am-i-about-lose-my-second-child-too The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children-And the World – Roger Thurow https://www.amazon.com/First-000-Days-Crucial-Children/dp/1610395859 The Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Annual Global Food Security Symposium https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event-series/global-food-security-symposium

Thank you for listening to this second installment of our February Episode of #TeachAgTalks! Details of this episode: In this episode we were able to hear the second half of a fantastic discussion with Roger Thurow, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and now a senior fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is also the author of what he deems as the real Hunger Games Trilogy including: ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, and his most recent book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World. He also was the keynote speaker for the 2019 Global Learning in Agriculture Conference (#GLAG19), with the live event hosted at Penn State! We were able to sit down and discuss agricultural development, food insecurity and his personal mantra to "Outrage and Inspire". Thank you for tuning in to this two part installment of #TeachAgTalks! We will see you next month! Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at teachag@psu.edu. #TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber and natural resources industry through student success! Theme Music Adapted From: Android Sock Hop Kevin MacLeod USUAN1700060 Kevin-9-1 – Android-sock-hop License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Thank you for listening to this first installment of our February Episode of #TeachAgTalks! Details of this episode: In this episode we were able to hear the first half of an interview with Roger Thurow, a former correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and now a senior fellow for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He is also the author of what he deems as the real Hunger Games Trilogy including: ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, and his most recent book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—and the World. He also was the keynote speaker for the 2019 Global Learning in Agriculture Conference (#GLAG19), with the live event hosted at Penn State! To hear the second part of this interview, make sure to check in to the next episode of #TeachAgTalks! Be sure to check out teachagpsu.blogspot.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for more publications from @TeachAgPSU! Want to see what else is going on in PA Agricultural Education? If you’re not already on the Tuesday Teach Ag Topics email blast send us an email at teachag@psu.edu. #TeachAgTalks is supported by the Center for Professional Personnel Development in Agricultural Education. The Center is dedicated to the empowerment of all educators to advance the food, fiber and natural resources industry through student success! Theme Music Adapted From: Android Sock Hop Kevin MacLeod USUAN1700060 https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/android-sock-hop License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Roger Thurow recounts the story of mothers in northern Uganda. 

Roger Thurow tells the story of a child named Hagirso to describe the lasting damage of hunger and stunting.

In the lead up to the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is collaborating to produce Food Security, a podcast examining nutrition, hunger, and food security around the world. This is the second of three episodes showcasing work from journalists whose projects tie into the big picture of global agriculture and food security. In this episode, host Roger Thurow interviews Jenni Duggan, whose project “Syrian Seeds Sow Hope for Global Food Security” where she tells the story of a research center in Lebanon, whose collection of seeds were rushed out of Syria during hostilities and are of vital importance for global food security in a changing climate. If you like the show, mark your calendar for the March 29-30 live streams of the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium.

In the lead up to the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs is collaborating to produce Food Security, a podcast examining nutrition, hunger, and food security around the world. This is the second of three episodes showcasing work from journalists whose projects tie into the big picture of global agriculture and food security. In this episode, host Roger Thurow interviews Karim Chrobog, whose project “Wasted” compares the world's largest food recycler, South Korea, with the world's largest food waster, the United States. If you like the show, mark your calendar for the March 30 live stream of the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium.

In the lead up to the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium, the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and the Chicago Council on Global Affairs collaborated to produce Food Security, a podcast examining nutrition, hunger, and food security around the world. This is the first of three episodes showcasing work from journalists whose projects tie into the big picture of global agriculture and food security. Roger Thurow interviews Lisa Palmer, who has covered the threat of global environmental change and its impact on our ability to feed a growing population in her project Hot, Hungry Planet. If you like the show, join us in Washington, D.C. March 29th-30th for the 2017 Global Food Security Symposium. Learn more and register at http://thechicagocouncil.org/globalfoodsecurity2017

Roger and I talk about his new book The First 1000 Days, “stupid poverty”, malnutrition, journalism and “gray matter” as infrastructure. More about Roger here at Outrage and Inspire. For more information about his book “The First 1000 Days” go here. The First 1000 Days initiative is here. Biography Roger Thurow joined The Chicago Council on Global Affairs as senior fellow for global food and agricultural in January 2010 after three decades at The Wall Street Journal. For 20 years, he served as a Journal foreign correspondent, based in Europe and Africa. His coverage of global affairs spanned the Cold War, the reunification of Germany, the release of Nelson Mandela, the end of apartheid, the wars in the former Yugoslavia and the humanitarian crises of the first decade of this century – along with 10 Olympic Games. In 2003, he and Journal colleague Scott Kilman wrote a series of stories on famine in Africa that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. Thurow and Kilman are authors of the book,ENOUGH: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty. In 2009, they were awarded Action Against Hunger’s Humanitarian Award. In May 2012, Thurow published his second book, The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change. His new book, The First 1,000 Days: A Crucial Time for Mothers and Children—And the World, was published in May this year.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike and Peggy welcome artist Mary Ellen Croteau, Food Tank president and founder Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank Summit participant Roger Thurow, Kay McKeen from SCARCE and Erlene Howard from Collective Resource.

Jeanne talks with author, journalist Roger Thurow about how hunger and malnutrition robs mothers and children of their chance to reach their full potential. He writes about women in the U.S. as well as developing country to tell the stories of how hunger affects women all over the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Roger Thurow is a senior fellow in global food and agriculture for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. Previously he spent 30 years at The Wall Street Journal, 20 of them as a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa. In 2003, he was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for coauthoring a series on famine in Africa, and was honored by the United Nations for his work. Thurow frequently speaks on agricultural development and is the author of several books including The Last Hunger Season. His newest book, The First 1,000 Days, was published in May 2016.

Today, one in every four children under the age of five in the world—nearly 170 million in total—is physically or mentally stunted. In the past few years, devastating food crises and new research on the economic and social costs of childhood hunger have inspired an international movement to end malnutrition in the first 1,000 days, from conception to a child's second birthday. Proper nutrition during these 1,000 days can profoundly influence an individual's ability to grow, learn, and work, and determine a society's long-term health and prosperity. Through compelling stories of new mothers and babies in Uganda, India, Guatemala, and Chicago, award-winning journalist and anti-hunger advocate, Roger Thurow, brings the 1,000 days to life and illuminates the science, politics, and progress of the movement to end childhood malnutrition. Thurow, a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, discusses his new book, The First Thousand Days, with international development experts Tom Arnold and Catherine Bertini.

We're joined today by Roger Thurow, an award-winning journalist and author who has traveled across the globe reporting on food security, agriculture and humanitarian issues. We spoke to Roger about his experience in the field, how 9/11 led him to cover global hunger issues, and his motto: “Outrage and inspire.”  Music Featured: Modest Mouse, "Float On"       

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Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman talk about their book Enough: Why The World’s Poorest Starve In An Age of Plenty. Download transcript (pdf)

Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman talk about their book Enough: Why The World’s Poorest Starve In An Age of Plenty. Download transcript (pdf)

A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as a natural disaster, brought about by drought; or as the legacy of brutal dictators. But in this powerful investigative narrative, Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman argue that in the past few decades, American, British, and European policies conspired to keep Africa hungry and unable to feed itself. As a new generation of activists work to keep famine from spreading, Enough sheds light on a humanitarian issue of utmost urgency. From the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series. Cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment.

A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as a natural disaster, brought about by drought; or as the legacy of brutal dictators. But in this powerful investigative narrative, Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman argue that in the past few decades, American, British, and European policies conspired to keep Africa hungry and unable to feed itself. As a new generation of activists work to keep famine from spreading, Enough sheds light on a humanitarian issue of utmost urgency. From the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series. Cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment.

A talk by journalist and author Roger Thurow. For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the "Green Revolution" succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. Now, an impending global food crisis threatens to make things worse. In the west we think of famine as a natural disaster, brought about by drought; or as the legacy of brutal dictators. But in this powerful investigative narrative, Roger Thurow and Scott Kilman argue that in the past few decades, American, British, and European policies conspired to keep Africa hungry and unable to feed itself. As a new generation of activists work to keep famine from spreading, Enough sheds light on a humanitarian issue of utmost urgency. From the World Beyond the Headlines lecture series. Cosponsored by the Program on the Global Environment.

For more than thirty years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet more than 9 million people die each year of hunger, malnutrition, and related diseases—most of them in Africa and most of them children. Roger Thurow joins the Council for a look at the geopolitics that allow some countries to prosper while others starve. Looking at Africa, he examines how subsidies and food aid are going awry, and how many well-intentioned strategies contribute to keeping the poor hungry and unable to feed themselves. Thurow has been a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal for twenty years and has reported from more than sixty countries.