Where does the world’s food grow?

By John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen, Brookings Institute, Developing countries are home to roughly 80 percent of the world’s population, […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 03 Apr 16 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Commodities, Eastern Europe, Food for Thought, Latin America, North America, Private Equity, Real Estate, Statistics, The Big Picture, Tools and Resources, Western Europe | Comments (0)

Why One Acre Fund Puts Farmers First

By Rahim Kanani, Media Group,   A One Acre Fund client signs for her fertilizer delivery in Teso, Kenya. / […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 31 Oct 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Commodities, Finding Oxstones, Fortune Cookie Wisdom, Investment Wisdom, Private Equity | Comments (0)

The Global Problem of Clean Drinking Water

Clean drinking water is the kind of water that is safe for drinking by human beings without causing health risks […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 18 Jun 14 | Posted in Africa / Middle East, Asia, Food for Thought, Latin America, Private Equity, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

Buffett Calls Fed History’s Greatest Hedge Fund

By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg, Billionaire investor Warren Buffett compared the U.S. Federal Reserve to a hedge fund because of the […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 22 Sep 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, North America, The Big Picture | Comments (0)

The Post-Crisis Crisis

By Joseph E. Stiglitz, From Chazen Global Insights, In the shadow of the euro crisis and America’s fiscal cliff, it […]

By Liu-Yue Lam | 13 Feb 13 | Posted in Food for Thought, The Big Picture | Comments (0)