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 Author Page - C FORD RUNGE
Recent Foreign Affairs articles: 4 documents found; displaying 1 to 4.How Ethanol Fuels the Food Crisis C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May 28, 2008 Summary: Runge and Senauer's update to their May/June 2007 essay ''How Biofuels Could Starve the Poor.'' read
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May/June 2007 Summary: Thanks to high oil prices and hefty subsidies, corn-based ethanol is now all the rage in the United States. But it takes so much supply to keep ethanol production going that the price of corn -- and those of other food staples -- is shooting up around the world. To stop this trend, and prevent even more people from going hungry, Washington must conserve more and diversify ethanol's production inputs. read | click for more information
David G. Victor and C. Ford Runge May/June 2002 Summary: Supporters see the biotechnology revolution in agriculture as a Promethean step forward, whereas critics see it as the start down a slope to futuristic disaster. The supporters are right about the potential benefits of genetically engineered crops, but the critics are correct that the situation calls for government regulation. Free markets alone will not suffice to realize the new technology's promise while avoiding its pitfalls. read 500-word preview | purchase full article
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer May/June 2000 Summary: Amid all the fuss over genetically modified food, environmentalists and consumer activists have overlooked a vital challenge for the developing world: food security. As the South's population grows, it will need more food, a more varied and nutritious diet, and better access to the North's markets. Rich countries must do their part by slashing trade barriers to developing countries' goods -- especially in agriculture -- and spreading the biotechnology revolution to the poorest farmers who need it most. But the debacle in Seattle showed how difficult this quest will be. read | click for more information
Recent books reviewed in Foreign Affairs: 3 documents found; displaying 1 to 3.Freer Trade, Protected Environment: Balancing Trade Liberalization and Environmental Interests.C. Ford Runge and Others. New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1994. September/October 1994 read
Reforming Farm Policy: Toward A National Agenda.Willard W. Cochrane and C. Ford Runge. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1992. Winter 1992/93 read
The Future of the North American Granary.Edited by C. Ford Runge. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1987. Fall 1987 read
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