whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Higher food prices mean downgrading that Turkey to a Chicken
(Analysis/Analysis)

Food prices our outrageous. But you didn't need me to tell you that. According to Stats SA the current inflation rate for vegetables is now 25.6%, and that of grain products – a staple for

2. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised
(Analysis/Analysis)

...green revolution" or "gene revolution" is being done once again under the guise of solving hunger in Africa. Chemical-intensive agriculture is, however, already known to be outmoded. We...

3. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ium Development Goals, to be achieved by 2015. They are, briefly: Goal 1: eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by halving the proportion of people who earn less than $ 1 a day Goal 2: achieve univer...