the Ford and Rockefeller foundations, aimed to win the hearts and bodies of rural Asia in the post World War II decades by … the decolonized and disadvantaged countries in the region. Initially the issue of how best to intervene in Asia’s rural … current controversy swirls about how best to aid Africa in the crisis of nation-building, famine, and a poverty …

Food was a critical front in the Cold War battle for Asia, "Where Communism goes, hunger follows" was the slogan of … Malthusian famines, saving billions of lives, and jump-starting Asia's economic revival. Bono and Bill Gates hail it as a model … for revitalizing Africa's economy. But this tale of science triumphant conceals a half century of political struggle from …