Sep 13 2018
Perspective
This piece is part of our 2018 United Nations General Assembly series. As we approach the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly meetings in New York, still more than 1 …
Aug 29 2018
Perspective
Dr. Norman Borlaug was one of The Rockefeller Foundation’s longest-serving program officers. Credited with launching the Green Revolution, which saved a billion lives and earned him the Nobel Prize in …
Aug 27 2018
Perspective
How do you tell the story of post-harvest food loss in Africa in a way that connects with people? To help answer that question, we chose to work with Africa 24 …
Jul 26 2018
Press Releases
NEW DELHI, July 26, 2018 – The Rockefeller Foundation and NITI Aayog, India's premier policy think tank, today signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to advance the common goal of promoting research and innovation …
Apr 30 2018
Perspective
An early-morning fresh market in the middle of Salingyi town in Central Myanmar is bustling with farmers, traders, and entrepreneurs coming from surrounding villages to sell assorted agricultural produce and …
Feb 20 2018
Perspective
Every Earth Day, those of us who live in the perpetual glow of electronic devices, screens and city lights are implored to reduce our energy use to soften our carbon …
Feb 12 2018
Speeches
As delivered on Monday, February 12, 2018, at New Delhi, India Thank you very much. I also want to thank my friend and former colleague, Mark White, with Shri Desh Deepak …
Feb 07 2018
Perspective
In December, The Rockefeller Foundation President Dr. Rajiv Shah invited me to talk with him about next generation impact during his first visit to Southeast Asia. As a young and …
Jan 22 2018
Perspective
India currently reports 99.4% electrification, yet there are 304 million people who still lack access to electricity according to the recent draft of the National Energy Policy (NEP) issued by …
Jan 19 2018
Perspective
The Asia-Pacific is a land of promise.
Even as the region does continue to face real economic and social challenges – for example, its mushrooming megacities, which are seeing the world’s …