Category Archives: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

Calestous Juma on China-Japan relations

Posted on January 11, 2013 by belferinthenews

Good Foundation to Build On By Calestous Juma China Daily “Extending pragmatic trade and technology cooperation can help China and Japan improve their relations. Tensions between China and Japan over the Diaoyu Islands, known as the Senkaku in Japan, have … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Op-Ed | Tagged Asia, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, China, China Daily, Diaoyu Islands, economy, global, international trade, Japan, relations, Senkaku, technology, trade

Calestous Juma on trading in Africa

Posted on December 4, 2012 by belferinthenews

Trading Places: Commerce Drives Science and Technology in Africa By Calestous Juma Forbes “African countries have long aspired to transition from being raw material exporters to technology-based economies. But this vision has remained elusive.” Read more > Juma also discusses … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Op-Ed | Tagged Africa, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, COMESA, economy, Forbes, Science, technology, Trading, United Nations

TUNE IN – Calestous Juma participate in #BBCAfricaDebate

Posted on November 29, 2012 by belferinthenews

Calestous Juma (@Calestous) will be joining the debate this Friday, November 30, at 1900 GMT. His piece on African tribalism is the primer for this discussion. Make sure you join Calestous on Twitter for this event. Tweet #BBCAfricaDebate Be sure to follow @BBCAfrica and … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Event | Tagged Africa, BBC, BBC Africa, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, debate, Nairobi, tribalism, Twitter

Calestous Juma on African democracy

Posted on November 27, 2012 by belferinthenews

Viewpoint: How tribalism stunts African democracy By Calestous Juma BBC “Africa’s democratic transition is back in the spotlight. The concern is no longer the stranglehold of autocrats, but the hijacking of the democratic process by tribal politics.” Read more >

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Op-Ed, Paper | Tagged Africa, BBC, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, democracy, Kenya, tribalism, violence

Calestous Juma on Africa and Obama

Posted on November 13, 2012 by belferinthenews

Africa And Obama: What The Continent Should Do In His Second Term By Calestous Juma “Euphoria swept across Sub-Saharan Africa when Barack Obama was elected the first black president of the United States in 2008. Kenya, the ancestral home of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Authored article, Commentary, Op-Ed, Science Technology and Globalization | Tagged Africa, Barack Obama, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, elections, Forbes, Kenya

Interview with Calestoud Juma on US-Africa ties

Posted on November 9, 2012 by belferinthenews

The Impact of Obama’s win on US-Africa ties Interview with Calestous Juma DW “Because of his African roots, Africans had high expectations of Obama when he first entered the White House in 2008. This time round they are more pragmatic.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Interview, Science Technology and Globalization | Tagged Africa, anti-AIDs, Asia, Barack Obama, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, China, foreign assistant, Ghana, Islamic militiants, trade, United States

Calestous Juma on Africa’s poor infrastructure

Posted on November 5, 2012 by belferinthenews

Poor Infrastructure Is Africa’s Soft Underbelly By Calestous Juma Forbes “In one of Africa’s most ambitious investment decisions, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has unveiled a plan to spend $97 billion on infrastructure over the next three years to upgrade … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary | Tagged Africa, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, coal, Global Credit Rating, infrastructure, Jacob Zuma, South Africa

Calestous Juma on Africa’s leadership

Posted on October 19, 2012 by belferinthenews

Africa’s Leadership Fails Billionaire Mo Ibrahim’s Test, But Technocrats Rise By Calestous Juma Forbes “The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has announced that it could not find a winner for its US$5 million prize for good governance in Africa. … But it … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Science Technology and Globalization | Tagged Africa, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, leadership

Calestous Juma on preparing to care for a growing elderly population

Posted on October 5, 2012 by belferinthenews

Why We Need Innovation To Prepare For The Global Aging Society Forbes October 3, 2012 Commentary by: Calestous Juma, director of the Center’s Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; principal investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa; member of the Belfer Center Board … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Science Technology and Globalization | Tagged Belfer Center, Calestous Juma, challenges of aging, elderly population, innovation, technology

Calestous Juma on agricultural innovation

Posted on August 28, 2012 by belferinthenews

Innovation Key to Unlocking Africa’s Horticultural Potential Fresh Fruit Portal August 23, 2012 Commentary by: Calestous Juma, director of the Center’s Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; principal investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa; member of the Belfer Center Board of Directors … Continue reading →

Posted in Agricultural Innovation in Africa, Commentary, Science Technology and Globalization | Tagged Africa, agricultural innovation, Belfer Center, Calestous Juma