Two Views on the Future of RFID Tags
November 18, 2010
Back in August of this year, I wrote a post entitled RFID Tags: Where They’ve Been and Where They’re Going. The overall message of that post was that the future of RFID
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An Update on Africa, Part 1: Agriculture, Banking, Consumer Goods, and Infrastructure
October 13, 2010
Although many people still place all African countries into the same basket, analysts at McKinsey & Company remind us that growth prospects “differ not only country by country but also sector by
Update on Urban Farming
September 10, 2010
I have written a number of posts about food security and the growing concern that as the global population increases there may not be enough food to go around. Not only does
Feeding the Poor
August 13, 2010
A recent headline in the New York Times blared, “India Asks, Should Food Be a Right for the Poor?” [Jim Yardley, 9 August 2010]. Before examining Yardley’s article, I’m going to answer
Grains — Past, Present, and Future
July 28, 2010
One of America’s most patriotic songs praises the “amber waves of grain” that make the United States one the world’s breadbasket countries. Humans and their ancestors have probably always depended on grains
Have You Heard the One About the Chickens?
July 23, 2010
A recent article in the Los Angeles Times discussed efforts to convince veterans to consider vocations in farming and other food-related businesses [“From swords to plowshares: Introducing military veterans to farming,” by
In Praise of the Humble Potato
July 9, 2010
An old Irish proverb says, “It is easy to halve the potato where there is love.” The unstated assumption in that adage is that it applies to situations when food is scarce
Food Security Crises in Africa and Mongolia
June 18, 2010
You may have never heard of the cassava plant, which is also called a yuca or manioc plant, but it one of the world’s most important sources of carbohydrates. According to Wikipedia,
Integrating Your Business Isn’t Easy: Ask Cargill
June 15, 2010
In several past posts, I’ve predicted that the multinational companies that will do the best in the future are those that transform themselves into what IBM’s Sam Palmisano calls “globally integrated enterprises.”
Genetically-Modified Crops Gain New Importance (But Be Careful)
May 19, 2010
Farmers in India have been looking skyward for signs of the rains that normally come during the annual monsoon season. Those rains did not come last year and caused widespread drought on
